Licensed Practical Nurse - Blood Cancer Treatment Room Durham, NC(LPN Bonus)

Internal Number : 234592

Duke University Hospital

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 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency / trauma center;

a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area.

For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties : cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology.

Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.

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 (based on eligibility)

Occ Summary

Assume responsibilities for direct nursing care o f assigned patientsunder the supervision of a registered nurse or physic ian in patient carearea.

Provides nursing services to patients and famil ies in accordancewith the scope ofthe LPN as defined by the North Carol ina Board ofNursing.

Work Performed

Provide and docum ent direct nursing care of assigned patients under thesupervision of a r egistered nurse or physician.

Nursing care is guidedby the physician ord ers and the nursing plan of care. Patient responseto care is reported to a registered nurse for evaluation, interventionand modification of the plan of care.

• Assist other health care personnelin the delivery of patie nt ist physicians and othernursing personnel in the performance ofvarious diagnostic luate nursing care with emphasis on nursing procedures and patientresponses;
• assist in the delivery of nursi ng care and selection ofnursing ist in the development and implementation of general policies andprocedures to provide for the emo tional and physical comfort and safetyof patients;
• participate in the fo rmulation of new ticipate in maintaining the environment of care including equipmentand other material ticipate in the identification of clinical or operational performanceimprovement opportu nities and assists in performance ist with cont rol of material resources and maintenance;

assist inappraisal of effecti veness of material and equipment and report anyequipment malfunctionsto charge ticipate in in-service education programs and other con ferenceswithin the ist in the training of new fo rm other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of scope of licens ed practical nurse, ability to delegate tonursing support sider able knowledge of the care and treatment of patients and specialprocedur es that apply to practical nursing.

Able to independently seekout resour ces and work e to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors,healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadersh ip and e to teach patients andfamilies in accordance with the nursing planof e to use sensory and cognitive functions to proc ess and prioritizeinformation, treatment, and petent in BLS and / or other specialized life support requirementsdesignated by work ar ea e to use fine motor skills.

Able to record activit ies, e to use computer and learn new software p e to navigate the entity to provide clinical care for patient e to withstand prolonged standing and e to remain focuse d and king knowledge of sterile techniques and special proc edures that areapplicable to work king knowledge of procedu res and techniques involved in administeringroutine and special treatmen ts to king knowledge of sanitation, personal hygiene and bas ic health andsafety precautions applicable to work in a king knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautionsAbility to understand and follow oral and king knowledg e and completion of appropriate JCAHO and otherregulatory requirements.

P re-employment Physical Capacity Testing Required

Level Chara cteristics

N / A

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires graduation from an accredited Practical Nurse program.

Experience

No experience required.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

Current State of North Carolina LPN licensure is required.

Duke is an Affirmative Action / 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, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

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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.

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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