Registered Nurse (Experienced) - Duke University Hospital - Duke Autism Clinic

Company: Duke Health
Location: Rolesville
Posted on: November 25, 2022

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 (Experienced RN) Duke Autism ClinicLocated at 2608 Erwin Rd Suite 300, Durham, NC 27705 -Duke University Health System seeks to hire an experienced Registered Nurse who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.The Duke Autism Clinic at Duke University Hospital provides comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing behavioral and medication consultation for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.
  This position will provide triage support and care coordination for this patient population in collaboration with dynamic multidisciplinary -teams. - We are looking for someone with the ability to establish a strong rapport with patients and families by phone, coordinate services, and -provide education and nursing support to patients and families in and out of the clinic setting. -
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  The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following:
• Experience in working with children and adolescents with Autism, IDD and special needs
• Experience with telephone triage or managed care coordination
• Strong oral /written communication skills, software navigation abilities (EPIC experience preferred)
• Good organizational skills
• Flexible attitude with the ability to function both independently and as a team member, assisting patients/ families through home care coordination and in the clinic setting -
  This position requires patient support tasks and direct clinic time which may include the following:
  • Telephone triage -
  • Patient/ family education
  • Prescription refills
  • Prior Authorizations - -
    Work Schedule: Full Time: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week. No weekends, no holidays. -What you will do:As a Clinical Nurse II in Duke University Health System, you will plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with the medical and nursing plans of care and established policies and procedures. Provide nursing services to patients and families in accordance with the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
    • Will attend clinic as needed to provide clinic coordination and patient education
    • Patient care coordination will be done in an office setting on non-clinic days
    • Triage calls resolving problems within scope; gather relevant information and coordinate follow-up with providers to develop plan and convey plan back to patients. - Document communication in Maestro care and manage in-basket messages regarding care. -
    • Patient care coordination involves infusion management, assisting with refills, entering labs/studies needed during appointments, triage patient phone calls, coordinating various appointments/studies, obtaining prior authorizations for medications, assisting with various medical/school forms, etc.
    • Coordinate new patient appointments assuring all necessary medical records have been obtained from outside facilities
    • Coordinate diagnostic testing and outpatient appointments here at Duke, or at an outside facilities -What you can expect:
      • Multitask in myriad ways - document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status, access nursing needs of acute and chronically ill patients, independently seek out resources and work collaboratively. Educate patients and families in accordance with the nursing plan of care. Relationship management with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others. -What we will provide:
        • Opportunities for a Lifetime. Duke University Health System is committed to providing robust learning and development from Office of Continuing Education.
        • Clinical Ladder Advancement
        • Tuition Assistance
        • Relocation Grant
        • Employee Referral Program
        • Nursing Specialty Certification Bonus -
        • Performance Increases
        • Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Pension plan and much more. -What you will need:
          • Graduation from an accredited Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or higher) 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. -Licensure and Certification 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 Certification required
              • PALS (Preferred) - - 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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