Registered Nurse - Research Clinic

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

DukeHealth's Inpatient Research Center seeks to hire a Clinical Nurse (Experienced or New Grad) who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together! Clinic 3N oversees the management of participants who have agreed to be a part of a research protocol. The protocols vary and include pediatric to adult participants and visits range from same day appointments to multiple overnight stays. While designated a clinic, there is a requirement for occasional night and weekend shifts to cover the needs of these protocols.

Requirements

• Must have an accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher), Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma.
• All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) will be required to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete the program within seven years of their start date.
• Must have current or compact RN license in the State of North Carolina. Nurses hired at Duke Health with a valid compact license are required to obtain their North Carolina nursing license within 90 days of their start date.
• BCLS certification is required.
• Pre-employment Physical Capacity Testing Required

Responsibilities

• Plan, provide and document professional nursing care in clinic, utilizing the nursing process, in accordance with physician orders, research protocols and established policies and procedures, under the supervision of the nurse manager, charge nurse or practice manager.
• Collect participant data in accordance with research protocols, evaluate nursing care provided, document and communicate appropriately nursing actions taken and participant responses.
• Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers.
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of participant care and serves as 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.
• Support the development of other staff and formal learners.
• Participate in the identification of clinical, operational and safety related performance improvement opportunities.
• Ability to complete research protocol specific training in a timely manner
• Participate in clinic or entity level performance improvement activities.
• Perform other related duties in practical nurse and all unlicensed assistive personnel
• Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process
• Knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedures
• Ability to teach research participants and families in accordance with the research protocols
• Ability to record activities, document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status
• Ability to navigate the entity to provide protocol driven care to research participants and to support clinical care should it be needed

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree