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Department Profile:

The Surgery Center is a hospital based ambulatory surgery center located on the Duke Raleigh Hospital, A Campus of Duke University Hospital campus at 3300 Executive Drive. This specialty surgical platform has 4 procedure rooms including outpatient ophthalmology and other general surgery service lines, performing over 3400 patients annually.

* Part Time Position* Less than 20 hours.

General Description of the Job Class

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 in accordance with the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

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 an 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 a 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 a preceptor and support the development of other staff and formal learners.

Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities and performance improvement activities.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Required Qualifications for this Role

Education

* Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN program.

* Registered Nurses who do not have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher will be required to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete that program within five years of their start date in this role.

* Exception: Registered Nurses hired between July 1, 2014, and April 11, 2021, without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher are encouraged to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date, and must complete the program within five years of their start date. Registered nurses hired before July 1, 2014, are grandfathered in and therefore not required to enroll in a BSN program to remain in this job classification.

Experience

* No previous RN experience is required for New Graduate Registered Nurses

* One year of RN experience is required for level II Registered Nurses

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

* Must have current RN licensure in the state of North Carolina, or a current compact RN license to start in this role.

* BLS required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of the scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, and NCA

Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process

Knowledge of professional theory, practice, and procedure

Ability to assess the nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families

Ability to independently seek out resources and work collaboratively

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships

Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others

Ability to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care

Ability to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, treatment, and follow-up

Ability to use fine motor skills

Competent in BLS and/or other specialized life support requirements designated by work area

Ability to record activities, document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status

Ability to use a computer and learn new software programs

Able to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools

Ability to navigate the entity to provide clinical care for patients

Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking.

Ability to remain focused and organized

Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients

Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions

Working knowledge and completion of appropriate JCAHO and other regulatory requirements

Pre-employment Physical Capacity Testing Required

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Essential Physical Job Functions

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

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Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

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