Experienced RN/Registered Nurse - Duke Life Flight
Company: Duke Health
Location: Efland
Posted on: September 13, 2023
Job Description:
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) -Registered
Nurse/Experience RN/Clinical Nurse II - Duke Life Flight -***As of
10/1/22, Experienced RNs that accept positions on the Duke Life
Flight Team are eligible for a $15000 sign on bonus (or former Duke
employees coming back after 1 year into the Duke Health
System)****** -Duke University Health System seeks to hire an
Experience RN/Registered Nurse who will embrace our mission of
Transforming Lives Transforming Care. -Duke University Health
System's Life Flight team supports over 20 critical care procedures
independently. The patient population is 22-23 week gestation
neonates to geriatric (all ages). In this department you work with
interdisciplinary teams including, Basic Life Support EMT's, single
provider ALS Paramedic, Clinical Nurses, Respiratory Therapist
(Neo/Peds team) and Critical Care Paramedics. -Job Summary:As an
Experience RN/Registered Nurse with Duke University Health System,
you will provide priority driven, high quality and world class care
in a patient-centered atmosphere. The Experience RN/Registered
Nurse is responsible for providing and supervising direct and
indirect total nursing care responsibilities. Utilizing the nursing
process (assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating) in
achieving the goals of the nursing department. Plan and provide
advanced and/or specialized nursing care for patients guided by
DUHS Professional Practice model and approved EMS practices,
participate in the clinical ladder program, educational activities,
departmental committees, research projects or other health related
projects as assigned. Provide nursing services to patients and
families in accordance with the scope of the RN as defined by the
North Carolina Board of Nursing. Adhere 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. -The Life Flight Experience
RN/Registered Nurse will provide care to ill and injured patients
of all ages via ground, rotor wing and fixed wing transport. The
Life Flight Experienced RN/Registered Nurse will staff all vehicles
and perform advanced nursing care during all modes of transport.
Ground and air shifts are on a rotating basis (approximately 50%
ground and 50% air shifts). -Work Hours & Shifts:Full Time: Night
shift 7p - - 7aLocation: Durham Base with rotation to Henderson or
Smithfield -Knowledge, Skills, Education, and Experience Preferred:
- Minimum of 3 years (4 years preferred) of emergency and/or
critical care nursing experience required with a strong preference
for experienced ground and/or air transport nurses.
- Recent direct patient care experience within the last six
months of application.
- Current certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS and Neonatal
Resuscitation Provider (NRP).
- Certified as a North Carolina EMT (within one year of
hire)
- Must possess one current trauma course prior to hire: -PHTLS,
TNCC, TPATC, PATC, BTLS or ITLS.
- Additional specialty certification must be obtained within 2
years of hire if new to transport nursing (CEN, CCRN, CTRN or
CFRN). If applicant possesses transport nursing experience, a
specialty certification is required before hire
- Ability to work in a diverse, autonomous environment. -Physical
requirements (height/weight restrictions):
- Not greater than 240 lbs. in full uniform and no greater than
6' 4" in height. -Licensure, Certification or Registration
Required:
- Current registration with North Carolina State Board of Nursing
as a registered professional nurse OR current compact RN licensure
to practice in the state of North Carolina required.
- BLS (or higher) certification 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. - 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 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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