Clinical Nurse Leader (RN) - Radiology

About the role

The Radiology Nursing Unit at Duke Raleigh Campus supports the procedural and diagnostic areas in Radiology. The position provides advanced and specialized nursing care, leadership, and education.

Responsibilities

• Plan and provide advanced and specialized nursing care for patients in accordance with guidelines established within the Discipline of Nursing Clinical Ladder Program and the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Provide local level leadership in administration, education, informatics, and quality.
• Monitor clinical practice and ensure compliance to practice standards and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with unit/clinic leadership to coach and mentor nursing colleagues.
• Influence recruitment and development of staff.
• Plan and deliver in-house education sessions or collaborate with subject matter experts.
• Assess educational needs of staff.
• Serve as a superuser for clinical information systems.
• Disseminate and communicate information to staff regarding adoption of or changes to technology.
• Facilitate service tickets and troubleshoot efficiency concerns with staff.
• Provide training and technology education support on the unit.
• Serve as a change agent and facilitate adoption of new technology on the unit.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to analyze patient care data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Participate in multidisciplinary committees focused on quality and patient safety.
• Engage in research and innovation initiatives to develop new methodologies and technologies for enhancing patient care.
• Identify care needs for patient populations across the continuum of care.
• Collaborate and provide leadership in the development of standards of care, patient/family education, and staff education to address the needs of specific populations.
• Provide leadership in educational activities, departmental committees, research projects, and other health-related projects.
• Guide the professional growth of others across the continuum of care through role modeling, coaching, and/or mentoring.
• Design orientation modules, primary precepting of senior nursing students.
• Provide leadership at a departmental, entity, community, or regional/national level for initiatives focused on improving the quality of care for populations of patients and growth of others.
• Conduct performance reviews.
• Effectively recommend personnel actions including, but not limited to, hiring, performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, terminations, and other related activities.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited BSN program.
• Three years of experience required.

Skills

• Knowledge of scope of the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, and unlicensed staff.
• 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, 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 use fine motor skills.
• Competent in BLS and/or 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 document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools.
• Ability to navigate the entity to provide clinical care for patients.
• Ability to withstand prolonged standing and walking.
• Ability to remain focused and organized.