Registered Nurse (RN) - General Surgery Stepdown

Duke

1 month ago

Durham, North CarolinaFull TimeSurgery

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Duke Careers as a Registered Nurse (RN) - General Surgery Stepdown in United States. At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Key Responsibilities

Use professional nursing judgment to individualize the plan of care based on assessment of the patient's baseline needs and response to care.

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 team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or an entire unit as assigned.

Requirements

at this Level Education Work requires graduation from an accredited BSN program.

Graduation from an accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher), Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program is required.

Registered nurses hired before July 1, 2014 are not required to enroll in a BSN program to remain in this job classification.

Benefits & Compensation

Signing bonus: $15,000.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

Night or evening shifts may be required.

This position offers a signing bonus. Work with Duke Careers in United States.

Key Skills

Tracheostomy CareBlood Product AdministrationWound Management SystemsOstomy CareChest Tube ManagementOrthopedic Device MaintenancePolytrauma MobilityPost-operative MonitoringPain ManagementPCAEpidural PumpsIV MaintenanceTelemetry MonitoringEnteral Nutrition AdministrationPatient EducationNursing Process

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Nurse (RN) - General Surgery Stepdown at Duke Careers a 1.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Surgery registered nurse listings evaluated on our platform.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Surgery — Registered Nurse Career Context

This Surgery position at Duke Careers is open to registered nurse candidates.

Registered Nurses have diverse career pathways from bedside care to telehealth triage, care coordination, and leadership roles with increasingly flexible scheduling options.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Tracheostomy Care, Blood Product Administration, Wound Management Systems, Ostomy Care, Chest Tube Management, Orthopedic Device Maintenance, Polytrauma Mobility, Post-operative Monitoring. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: The Registered Nurse will independently plan and provide professional nursing care to patients according to physician orders and established policies, utilizing the nursing process to individualize the plan of care based on patient assessment. Duties include planning, providing, supervising, and doc...

Benefits package: Relocation Assistance, Commitment Bonus ($15,000). A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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