Experienced RN - Nights - Special Care Nursery - Duke Regional Hospital

Duke Careers•Durham, NC

35d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, is the second largest of Duke Health's four hospitals with 388 beds. It offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services. The Special Care Nursery at Duke Regional Hospital is comprised of an 18-bed Level IIB nursery serving newborns greater than 32 weeks gestation. Our team is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure an excellent patient experience, every time. The unit provides care for more than 400 infants each year. The multidisciplinary team actively participates in providing additional support for the infant that is moderately ill. This includes providing mechanical ventilation and/or CPAP for a brief duration, care for feeders and growers and those that require convalescent care, and stabilizing infants less than 32 weeks until the infant can be transferred to Duke University Hospital. Ideal candidates will be able to function as a part of a large multidisciplinary team in a shared governance environment, and have a passion for developmental and family centered care.

Requirements

Twelve months of appropriate clinical experience is required.
Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina.
BLS required.

Nice To Haves

Function as a part of a large multidisciplinary team in a shared governance environment.
Passion for developmental and family centered care.
Employees with 6 months of experience who are exceptional performers may be eligible for this level at a manager's discretion.
CN Is are eligible for promotion to CN II by meeting criteria set forth by the DUHS Vizient Nurse Residency Program within 12 months of hire.

Responsibilities

Provides mechanical ventilation and/or CPAP for a brief duration
Provides care for feeders and growers and those that require convalescent care.
Stabilizes infants less than 32 weeks until the infant can be transferred to Duke University Hospital.
Provides and supervises direct and indirect total nursing care responsibilities.
Utilizes the nursing process (assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating) in achieving the goals of the nursing department.
Plans and provides advanced and/or specialized nursing care for patients in guided by DUHS Professional Practice model.
Participates in the clinical ladder program, educational activities, departmental committees, research projects or other health related projects as assigned.
Provides nursing services to patients and families in accordance with the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
Adheres to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies.
Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.