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About Duke Primary Care
Duke Primary Care offers family, adolescent, and internal medicine services as well as urgent, general pediatric, and virtual care at nearly 50 clinic locations across central North Carolina.
Position Overview
Duke Urgent Care in Cary is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care in accordance with physician orders, policies, and the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
Location & Hours
Green Level West Road Suite 110, #100, Cary, NC 27519. Open 8am – 8pm.
General Description of this Role
Independently plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures. Provide nursing services to patients and families in accordance with the scope of the RN in the state of North Carolina.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan, provide, and document professional nursing care using the nursing process.
- Delegate tasks and supervise activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers.
- Assist other healthcare personnel in delivery of patient care.
- Maintain the environment of care including equipment and material resources.
- Prioritize work organization and identify available resources to assist in completing care components promptly.
- Participate in professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs, and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
- Support the development of other staff and formal learners.
- Identify clinical or operational performance improvement opportunities and assist in performance improvement activities.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Graduation from an accredited BSN program. Registered nurses without a BSN are required to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of hire and complete it within five years. (Exceptions apply for nurses hired before July 1, 2014.)
- Experience: No experience required.
- Licensure & Certifications: Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of the scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, and NCA.
- Knowledge of and appropriate application of the nursing process.
- Knowledge of professional theory, practice, and procedure.
- 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, and leadership.
- 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 use fine motor skills.
- Competent in BLS and other specialized life support requirements designated by work area.
- Ability to record activities, document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re‑evaluation of patient status.
- Ability to use computer and learn new software programs.
- Ability to navigate the entity to provide clinical care to patients.
- Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking.
- Ability to remain focused and organized.
- Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients.
- Working knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions.
- Working knowledge and completion of appropriate JCAHO and other regulatory requirements.
Essential Physical Job Functions
Specific physical and/or mental abilities required for certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Pre‑employment Physical Capacity Testing
Required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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.