RN FIRST ASSISTANT - OR

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About Duke University Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of Duke Health's four hospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

Occ Summary

Independently plan and provide professional nursing characteristics, policies, and procedures. Provide nursing services to patients and families in accordance with the scope of the RN. Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers. Assist nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as team lead based on assessment of the patient's baseline needs.

Knowledge, skills, and development of other staff and formal learners. Participate in the identification of clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities and in performance improvement activities. Perform other related duties. Knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedure.  

Work Performed

Plan, provide, supervise, and organize. Working knowledge of procedures and techniques to navigate the entity. Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking. Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, other health care professionals, and special treatments to patients. Ability to independently seek out resources and work collaborating care for patients in accordance with physician order.

Minimum Qualifications

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.

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.

Education

BSN required, MSN preferred. Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing. Completion of a RNFA program that includes didactic and supervised clinical practice, is based on AORN's core curriculum for the RNFA.

Experience

3 years of experience in Perioperative Nursing is required.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

Must have current or com pact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required. Successful completion of the CNOR and RNFA certification exam required.

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 onthe 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.

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.