Registered Nurse; RN - Progressive Care - Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care - Nights

Join to apply for the Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care - Nights role at Duke University Health System

Night Shift: 7pm to 7am with rotating weekends. Shift differentials apply.

Location:

Duke Raleigh Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina. The Progressive Care Unit is a step-down unit from ICU with patients experiencing altered mental status, DKA, respiratory failure, post cardiac catheterization, post-surgery, among others.

Duke Raleigh is a 204-bed hospital, the third largest of Duke Health’s four hospitals, offering comprehensive services including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, advanced gastrointestinal, and wound healing care.

• Duke University Health System is a Magnet organization.
• North Carolina’s Great 100 Nurses recognition yearly.
• American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy.
• 6000+ registered nurses.
• Quality of Life:
  Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation assistance (based on eligibility).

Independently plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures. Provide nursing services to patients and families within the scope of RN defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

• Plan, provide, supervise and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures. Use professional nursing judgment to individualize the plan of care based on assessment of the patient’s baseline needs and response to care.
• Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers.
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as assigned.
• 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.
• Act as preceptor and support development of other staff and formal learners.
• Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities and in performance improvement activities.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Required

• Graduation from an accredited BSN program.
• Twelve months of appropriate clinical experience; six months may be considered for exceptional performers.
• Current or compact RN licensure in the State of North Carolina. BLS required.
• Knowledge of the scope of RN, LPN, and unlicensed staff.
• Knowledge of the nursing process and professional theory, practice and procedure.
• Ability to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families.
• Ability to independently seek out resources, collaborate, and establish effective working relationships.
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, and leadership.
• Ability to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care.
• Ability to use fine motor skills and sensory/cognitive functions to prioritize information.
• Competent in BLS or other specialized life support as designated.
• Ability to record activities, document assessments, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status.
• Ability to use computer, learn new software, document and communicate pertinent information.
• Working knowledge of infection control, TJC regulations, and other regulatory requirements.
• Pre‑employment physical capacity testing required.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard.

All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.