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NURSE CLINICIAN
Job Title: NURSE CLINICIAN
Job Code: 5151
FLSA: E
Job Level: F2
Revised Date: 11/16/2015
Supervisory Responsibility: No
General Description of the Job Class
The Nurse Clinician is responsible and accountable for clinical expertise for specific patient populations. The incumbent functions as a clinician, educator, investigator, consultant and leader. Clinical judgments are based on a synthesis of current research, concepts, principles, theories, and outcomes to solve complex problems. The Nurse Clinician functions as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team, contributing to excellence in patient care, research, teaching, and in providing leadership to the organization.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Provides specialized nursing treatment, care, and education to patients in accordance with physician/nursing orders and established policies and procedures.
Serves as a resource to patients and families, providing preoperative counseling and follow-up problem solving after discharge from the hospital.
Coordinates the development, utilization, and evaluation of appropriate educational resources and interventions that assist the patient/caregiver in developing the skills for self care.
Promotes evidence-based practice through staff education and participation in developing, implementing, and evaluating process standards such as plans of care, protocols, and guidelines. As an APS member, collaborates in preparing standardized orders (CPOE) and protocol-driven practice updates and reviews.
Assesses the educational needs of the patient/caregiver as it relates to the disease process, alterations in function, and assimilation back into the home and community.
Utilize current nursing and clinical research to support evidence-based clinical decision-making and practice
Participates in quality/performance improvement programs and projects, product evaluation, outcomes evaluation studies and/or clinical research..
Utilizes teaching and learning theories to assist patients and families with physical and emotional impact of body changes and chronic illness.
Provides clinical experience in a preceptor role for nursing students attending institutions that have contractual agreements with DUHS. Participates in the orientation of new nursing staff and provides expert coaching and guidance through both formal and informal one-on-one teaching with nursing staff.
The work environment involves risk discomforts that are typical of an acute care setting to include working with patients under isolation and universal precautions. It requires safety precautions, ongoing education and health risk monitoring. Contact with specimens, chemicals, sharps, radiation, technical equipment and fumes are possible. Employees are required to wear personal protective attire according to hospital policies and OSHA guidelines. The work activity and patient acuity levels can create a stressful atmosphere.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
BSN required
Experience
3 years of nursing experience required
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina required. ???? BLS required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
STATISTICAL REPORTING
ANALYZE TRENDS
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
DATA VERIFICATION
DATA CODING-GENERAL
DATA ANALYSIS
Pre-employment Physical Capacity Testing Required
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
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.
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Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System 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.
