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!

Nurse Navigator– Duke University Hospital – Day Shift

Duke University Health System- Duke University Hospital seeks to hire an experienced Registered Nurse who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.

Department Profile:
The Children's Health Center and Lenox Baker Children's Hospital at Duke University Hospital is comprised of pediatric outpatient clinics. Our team is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure an excellent patient experience, every time.
 
Department Profile:
The Pediatric Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) Service at Duke Children's is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure an excellent patient experience.

This position will provide triage support for this patient population.  This position will work closely with the PMR faculty.  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.  Work environment is a combination of independent work alongside team collaboration and is a supportive, dynamic and challenging environment.
 
The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following:

1. A solid background in Pediatric Nursing
2. Experience with telephone triage or managed care coordination
3. Strong oral /written communication skills, software navigation abilities (EPIC experience preferred)
4. Good organizational skills
5. 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
6. Ability to communicate clearly with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others

 
Work Performed (but not limited to)
 

• 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 help manage MyChart messages as appropriate. 
• Assisting with medication refills, referral management, completion of needed forms (DME, school, DMV), etc.
• Assist in coordinating diagnostic testing and outpatient appointments here at Duke or at  outside facilities
• Patient and family education on plan of care for procedures, therapies, and equipment
• Assist social work on transitional care for patients moving to adult based care

 
Work Hours & Shifts:
Full Time: Hours may vary, but will typically fall within a standard Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm schedule.

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