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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)

Department Overview:

The Duke University Hospital Ventricular Assist Device department provides services to a population inclusive of birth through adult. We strive to provide state of the art mechanical circulatory support for patients with both acute and chronic heart failure who do not respond to other therapies. We implant durable mechanical circulatory support for use both in the inpatient and outpatient setting and have estimated 300 patients in the community. Our team consists of board certified cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, advanced practice providers, clinical services nurses, administrative assistants and members of the multidisciplinary team. The VAD department is certified by the Joint Commission and consistently recognized for high quality of care and patient outcomes.

Job Summary:

The Clinical Services Nurse (CSN) is responsible and accountable for clinical expertise for patients with heart failure treated with mechanical circulatory support devices, including Left Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD). The incumbent functions as clinician, educator, consultant and leader. Clinical judgements are based on a syntheses of current research, concepts, principles, theories, and outcomes to solve complex problems. The CSN functions as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team, contributing to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, and in providing leadership in the organization. Specific Job Responsibilities and Standards 1. Direct Care a. Assessment of outpatient and inpatient VAD patients b. Participate in phone triage/on call pager coverage for Duke VAD emergency pager c. Provide patient follow up via faxes, phone calls, emails and electronic medical record communication d. Complete paperwork for prescription prior authorizations in collaboration with physician and/or advanced practice provider e. Remain up to date with clinical resources and most recent guidelines pertaining to the care of the VAD population

Coaching / Education, in coordination with multidisciplinary team

             Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, employer generous contribution to 403b, and much more.

 

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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