CLINICAL NURSE II - Quality and Safety

Clinical Nurse II

The Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) of Duke Health is the world-class, multi-specialty physician practice comprised of over 140 clinics located throughout North Carolina. The PDC recruits the top physicians and employees and retains them by offering competitive salaries and benefits and a supportive work environment where passion and purpose connect.  

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We are seeking a CLINICAL NURSE II to be a part of PDC’s Quality and Safety Team supporting the healthcare team with projects and supporting education and training of our staff.  The schedule for this position is day shifts, Monday-Friday, with no weekends or holidays.   Our administrative headquarters is located at Creekstone RTP.  

WE INVITE YOU TO APPLY IF:

• You are compassionate, patient, and have top notch interpersonal skills and your goal is to promote quality and safety best practices through exceptional care.
• Comfortable educating others and leading projects focused on onboarding new clinics and staff to meet PDC quality and safety standards.
• You are detail oriented, conscientious and take pride in ensuring accuracy in your work.
• You are collaborative and excited to be part of a care team. 

JOB DUTIES

• Plan projects, provide elbow support and training, supervise staff check offs and competencies as it relates to quality and safety initiatives such as infection control activities. 
• Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers.
• Assist other nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care and act as project leader.
• Monitor and initiate corrective action to maintain safe practice standards in areas such as environment of care and infection control.
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
• Act as preceptor and support the 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 incidental to the work described herein.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN or Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program.
• All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) will be required to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete the program within five years of their start date.
• Twelve months of appropriate clinical experience is required.
• Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and all unlicensed assistive personnel 
• Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process 
• Knowledge of professional theory, practice and procedures 
• Ability to assess nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families Ability to independently seek out resources and work collaboratively 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others 
• Ability to teach patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care 
• Ability to use sensory and cognitive functions to process and prioritize information, treatment, and follow-up 
• Ability to record activities, document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Certain jobs in the Private Diagnostic Clinic 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.

The Private Diagnostic Clinic 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. 

The PDC 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

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description