Registered Nurse (RN) - Oral Surgery Clinic

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Health hospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000+ registered nurses
• Quality of Life:
  Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

Duke Oral Surgery Clinic, 1F is seeking Registered Nurses who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery is a Duke Health system-wide service which provides treatment of Duke Health System and Life Point affiliated hospital patients and those who are either physician or self-referred for evaluation and treatment of facial trauma and reconstructive surgery. Additionally, the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery subsection of this unit provides treatment of soft and hard tissue lesions requiring further evaluation and/or biopsy, obstructive sleep apnea and chronic snoring surgical care, cleft palate reconstruction, operative TMJ issues or orthognathic surgery evaluation.

Full-time, Monday-Friday Rotation

Schedule – 5/8 hours shifts

No weekends, On-call, or Holidays

• Assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families.
• Plan, provide and document professional nursing care in ambulatory settings, utilizing the nursing process, in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures, under the supervision of the nurse manager, charge nurse or practice manager.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others.
• Collect and analyze patient data, make recommendations for nursing care plans, evaluate nursing care provided, document and communicate appropriately nursing actions taken and patient responses.
• Teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care.
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of patient care and serve as a team leader.
• Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain the environment of care, including equipment and material resources.
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
• Participate in the identification of clinical, operational and safety related performance improvement opportunities.
• Participate in clinic or entity level performance improvement activities.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

• Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN program
• Candidates without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) are expected to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date but must complete the program within seven years of their start date.
• Minimum 1+ years of experience as a RN is required.

• Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina
• BLS required

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