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Registered Nurse (Experienced) - Peds Cardiac Stepdown

durham, NC

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Job description

What you can expect

Location: 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705

The Peds Cardiac Stepdown is located in Duke Central Tower at Duke University Hospital. Peds Cardiac Stepdown has 19 beds that primarily have infants through young adult patients with congenital heart disease, cardiac transplant, and cardiology patients that are trach and ventilator dependent. Nurse to patient staffing ratio is 1:3. Orientation is 4-6 weeks, depending on experience level.

Schedule:

Full Time: 3, 12-hour shifts, 7a/7p, day/night rotating, 36 hours per week

Incentives & Total Rewards:

Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance is available to employees who are relocating from a permanent residence located more than 50 miles from Duke University Hospital

Commitment Bonus: $15,000 paid in four equal installments over two years

Total Rewards: A comprehensive set of pay and benefits designed to support your well-being, professional growth, and work-life balance. Learn more here .

How you will make an impact

Plan and provide professional nursing care in accordance with medical and nursing plans of care and established policies and procedures

Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of licensed and unlicensed care providers

Serve as team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as assigned

Participate in professional development, precepting, and performance improvement activities

Maintain the environment of care and perform other related duties as assigned

What you will need

Graduate of an accredited Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN), Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN), or Nursing Diploma program

Registered nurses without a BSN must enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of hire and complete the program within seven years

Current RN licensure in North Carolina or a compact state

BLS Certification

At least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse

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.

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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