Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 957 inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 51 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; an Ambulatory Surgery Center with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. In fiscal year 2018, Duke University Hospital admitted 42,916 patients and had 1,085,740 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.

U.S News & World Report named Duke University Hospital #1 in North Carolina and #1 in the Raleigh-Durham area in 2018-19.

Duke University Hospital is ranked in the top 20 nationally for seven adult specialties, including cardiology and heart surgery, nephrology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology.

In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

• 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!

*Sign On Bonus Available - $15,000 Candidates with 2 or more years of experience are eligible 

The Cardiac Cath Lab at Duke University Hospital is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure an excellent patient experience, every time.

High volume cardiac catheterization center. Our interventional cardiologists perform more than 3,000 interventional cardiac catheterizations each year. Duke Hospital performs the most innovative procedures such as placement of mitral clips and TAVR.  There are five catheterization labs at Duke Hospital and an additional two hybrid OR rooms, with another two catheterization labs at both Duke Regional and Duke Raleigh Hospitals.
 
The Clinical Nurse assists in cardiac catheterizations as well as vascular and interventional procedures.  The nurse also performs emergency procedures associated with catheterization procedures such as IAB and temporary pacemaker insertion, so this is the ideal environment for nurses who enjoy a fast-paced and exciting work environment.

Work Hours & Shifts:

Full Time: Four 10-hour day shifts per week.  A rotating schedule allows employees a four-day weekend once a month.  Applicants must meet the on-call requirement which includes a 30-minute travel time to Duke Hospital.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

• All three Duke Hospitals have received Magnet designation for excellence in nursing.
• 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.
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance!
• Tuition Reimbursement & Loan Forgiveness!

Occ Summary Plan and provide advanced and/or specialized nursing c arefor patientsin accordance withguidelinesestablished within the Discip line of Nursing Clinical Ladder Program;participate in educationalactivi ties,departmental committees, research projects or other health relatedp rojects as assigned.Providenursing services to patients and families in accordance with the scopeof the RN as definedby theNorth Carolina Board ofNursing. Work Performed Identify care needs for patient populations atthe unit level. Provideleadership in thedevelopment ofstandards of care, patient/family education and staff education toaddress the needs ofspeci ficpopulations. Participate ineducational activities, departmental commi ttees, researchprojects and otherhealth-related projects as assigned. Pr ovide direction and guidance in the proper use, care and control ofmater ial resources;appraisequality and effectiveness of material and equipmen t and communicate toresponsibleindividuals. Anticipate potential safetyc oncerns in the environment of care andintervene. Guide the professional growth of others at the unit level throughprecepting, role modeling,coac hingand/or mentoring. Provide leadership at a unit level for initiatives designed to improvethe quality of care orclinicaloutcomes for populatio ns of patients and growth of others. Perform other related duties incide ntal to the work described herein. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowl edgeof scope of the registerednurse, licensed practical nurse andNCA Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process Knowledgeof professional theory, practice and procedure Ability to assess nursing n eeds of acute and chronically ill patientsand their families Abilityto i ndependently seek out resources and work collaboratively Ability toestab lish and maintain effective working relationships Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors,healthcare team, physicians,a dministrators, leadership and others Ability to teach patients andfamili es in accordance with the nursingplan of care Ability to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritizeinformation, treatment,andf ollow-up Ability to use fine motor skills Competent in BLS and/orother s pecialized life support requirementsdesignated by work area Ability to r ecord activities, document assessments, plan of care,interventions, eval uationand re-evaluation of patient status Ability to use computerand lea rn new software programs Ability to document and communicate pertinent information usingcomputer and/or paperdocumentationtools Abilityto naviga te the entity to provide clinical care for patients Ability towithstand prolonged standing and walking with the ability tomove or liftat least f iftypounds Ability to remain focusedandorganized Working knowledge of p rocedures and techniques involved inadministering routine andspecialtrea tments to patients Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safetyprecautionsWorking knowledge and completion of appropriate JCAHO and otherregulatory requirements Level Characteristics The Clinical Nurs e III provides leadership at the unit level. The CNIIIindependently andc reativelyimplements the nursing process for individual patients and iden tifiesneeds and plans care forunitpatient populations. The CNIII is posi tive during changes and supportsgrowth of peers. TheCNIII isable to effe ctively communicate with all members of the health careteam.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN program. Exception: Registered nurses hired between July 1, 2014 and April 11, 2021 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 five years of their start date. Registered nurses hired before July 1, 2014 are not required to enroll in a BSN program to remain in this job classification.

Experience

Twelve months of appropriate clinical experience is required. At a manager's discretion, employees with 6 months of experience who are exceptional performers may be eligible for this level.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

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

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