A career as a Duke Nurse comes with many benefits, including enjoying life in and around North Carolina's Triangle; a beautiful metropolitan area incorporating the cities of Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Cary.
As the capital of North Carolina and the state's second most populous city, Raleigh offers an incredible variety of personal and professional opportunities. The "City of Oaks", as it is known for its many beautiful trees, also surrounds residents with a range of educational and cultural amenities that make Raleigh one of the most livable cities in America.
Nurses and health care professionals at Duke Raleigh Hospital can serve in several specialized units. Click on a unit below for more specific details.
| Cardiac Catheterization |
| Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Cardiothoracic/Cardiology |
| Beds: |
6 pre/post and 2 procedure labs |
| Shift: |
8 or 10-hr shifts, Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, no call |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
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| Patient Population: |
The primary patient population consists of inpatient and/or outpatient adults who are having diagnostic and interventional coronary, peripheral and/or neuro catheterizations. Will also care for patients with PPM and AICD pacemakers. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Robert Chalifour, RN, BSN |
| Additional Information: |
| Cardiac Rehab/Wellness |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Cardiothoracic/Cardiology |
| Beds: |
30 patients; 10 patients/cardiac rehab class; currently 3 classes/week on Mon, Wed,
and Fri. |
| Shift: |
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
During session 1:5 |
| Patient Population: |
Post-MI, CABG, PTCA/STENT, valve replacement, transplant and stable angina patients
participating in outpatient cardiac rehab. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Andrea Layton, RNBC, CDE |
Additional Information:
Program involves a multidisciplinary approach including: diet/nutrition, exercise,
stress management and CAD risk factor modification. Patients participate 3 times
per week for 1-2 hours per visit. |
Diabetes Center
3325 Executive Dr. Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27609. |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
General Medicine / Ambulatory |
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| Shift: |
Days |
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| Patient Population: |
Type I and Type II diabetes patients |
| Manager: |
Maria Tucker |
Additional Information:
The Diabetes Center provides diabetes self management training and support for patients
referred to the outpatient Diabetes Self Management Program as well as those admitted
to Duke Raleigh Hospital Diabetes training session topics include basic diabetes
self management skills, standards of care, blood glucose monitoring, meal planning
with carbohydrate counting, medication management as well as prevention and management
of diabetes complications. Sessions may also include insulin pump training; meal
planning and nutrition counseling for gestational diabetes patients and those undergoing
weight loss surgeries. The Diabetes Center participates and sponsors community outreach
education and health fairs upon request. The center works closely with local health
care providers in helping with patients' diabetes management care. |
| Duke HomeCare & Hospice |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Hospice |
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| Nurse Manager: |
Kathleen Moore, Loretta Matters |
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| Education Services |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Education |
| Beds: |
186 |
| Shift: |
Days |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
Varies by unit |
| Patient Population: |
FY 2010 admissions: 7,041; Discharges: 7,025; Outpatient Visits: 117,975 |
| Administrative Director: |
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Additional Information:
Education Services coordinates education activities for Duke Raleigh Hospital; offering
clinical staff education classes, patient education, nursing preceptor development
and WOCN education. |
| Emergency |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Emergency Medicine |
| Beds: |
18 private patient rooms; decontamination suite; cardiac room. Current expansion
underway for 11 additional rooms to be completed in Spring 2012 resulting in 29
beds. |
| Shift: |
12 hrs, no rotation or call |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
1:4; Individualized orientation with dedicated preceptor |
| Patient Population: |
Pediatric to adult (up to 38,000 annual visits) |
| Nurse Manager: |
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| Additional Information: |
ACLS; PALS required. CEN; TNCC preferred. |
| Endoscopy |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
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| Nurse Manager: |
Sherrie Pritchard, RN |
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| General Surgery |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
General Surgery and Neurosurgery |
| Beds: |
35 |
| Shift: |
12-hour shifts; days or nights; no rotation |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
Days 1: 5; Nights 1: 5-6 |
| Patient Population: |
Post-operative patients, general abdominal, Bariatrics, plastics, neuro, vascular.
All surgeries except orthopedics. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Yolanda Smith, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Additional Information: |
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| Intensive Care Unit |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Critical Care |
| Beds: |
15 |
| Shift: |
7:00 AM and 7:00 PM; straight shift; no rotation |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
1:2 |
| Patient Population: |
Medical, surgical, cardiovascular, neurological and Neuro-surgical patients requiring
Intensive Care. Includes patients admitted from the emergency department, post anesthesia
unit, the operating room, physician's offices and transfers from the medical surgical
floor. Average length of stay is 2.5 days. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Kristin Merritt, RN |
| Additional Information: |
| Internal Supplemental Resource Pool (ISRP) |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Float Pool |
| Beds: |
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| Shift: |
varies per specialty (see Duke Raleigh Unit Profiles) |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
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| Patient Population: |
Benefit-eligible staff hired for Nursing Float Pool to cover units of clinical expertise
in Med/Surg (Medical; Oncology; Surgical; Orthopedic specialties) or ICU/ED (Telemetry;
ICU; Emergency; PACU specialties). |
| Nurse Manager: |
Yolanda Smith, RN |
Additional Information:
RN licensure in NC, with minimum of 1-2 years experience in area(s) of assignment
is required.
The nursing orientation is individualized and based upon the needs of the employee.
Skills are audited via the Skills Validation Checklist and verified by a nurse preceptor.
Float Pool staff consists of RNs, NAs, and HUC's who are assigned to various units
by management, based upon patient care needs. |
| Medical/Oncology |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
General Medicine |
| Beds: |
34 |
| Shift: |
12-hour shifts; days or nights; no rotation |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
Days 1: 5 Nights 1: 5-6 |
| Patient Population: |
All medical patients including CHF, pulmonary, renal, endocrine, hematology/oncology |
| Nurse Manager: |
Paul Davis, RN |
Additional Information:
This Unit is a combined medical/surgical and oncology unit. |
| Neuroscience |
| Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Neurosciences |
| Beds: |
9 |
| Shift: |
12 hour shifts, 7A-7P or 7P-7A; no rotation. |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
1:3 |
| Patient Population: |
The primary patient population consists of inpatient Neurology and Neurosurgery
patients such as Ischemic stroke, R/O CVA, craniotomy, Aneurysm, shunts-Brain biopsy,
cervical laminectomy and/or fusion four or more levels; extensive thoracic-lumbar
fusions; Spinal tumor, Chiari |
| Nurse Manager: |
Kristin Merritt, RN |
Additional Information:
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| Oncology Services |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Outpatient Cancer Clinics |
| Specialty: |
Medical oncology, radiation Oncology, GYN Oncology, Surgical Oncology |
| Beds: |
15 infusion chairs, 2 private rooms |
| Shift: |
Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Medical Oncology, others 8:00AM 4:30PM |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
Dependent on area |
| Patient Population: |
The primary patient population consists of adults receiving outpatient cancer therapies
in Medical and Radiation GYN, and Surgical Oncology Departments. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Carrie Byrns, RN , OCN Clinical Operations Director |
Additional Information:
Clinics are staffed by Duke physicians and offer a standard compliment of both chemo
and non-chemo infusions, supportive drug therapies, transfusions, clinical trials
(through Duke IRB), external beam radiation therapy, CT simulation, and other appropriate
therapies. |
| Operating Room |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
General Surgery |
| Beds: |
16 (12 major; 3 procedure; 1 cysto room) |
| Shift: |
8 and 12-hour shifts; 24/7 |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
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| Patient Population: |
Includes patients in areas such as Neuro, Musculoskeletal, Advanced Laparoscopic/Oncology,
ENT, Plastics, Ophthalmology, GYN and Urology. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Gilda Carroll, RN |
| Additional Information: |
| Orthopedics |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Orthopedics |
| Beds: |
32 |
| Shift: |
12-hour shifts; days or nights; no rotation |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
Days 1:5; Nights 1: 5-6 |
| Patient Population: |
Orthopedic patients, especially total knees, hips, shoulders, and spinal surgeries. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Pam Laumakis, RN |
| Additional Information: |
This is not a trauma unit. |
| Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
General Surgery |
| Beds: |
14 |
| Shift: |
8, 10 and 12-hour shifts; day and evening; night weekend coverage |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
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| Patient Population: |
Inpatients and outpatients who receive regional or general anesthesia in OR, plus
select patients from Endoscopy, and Interventional Radiology |
| Nurse Manager: |
Sherrie Pritchard, RN |
| Additional Information: |
Also assists with placement of CVP lines. |
| Progressive Care Unit |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Progressive Care Unit |
| Beds: |
22 |
| Shift: |
7:00 AM and 7:00 PM; straight shift; no rotation |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
1:4 |
| Patient Population: |
Primarily cardiac diagnoses, AMI, CHF, AFIB, Status Post Pacemaker, Angina. Step
down unit for ICU, some medical and surgical patients. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Kristin Merritt, RN |
Additional Information:
Patients typically admitted from the emergency department, post anesthesia unit,
cath lab, physician's offices and transfers from the medical surgical floor. Average
length of stay is 2.1 days. |
| Radiology |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Radiology |
| Beds: |
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| Shift: |
Days |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
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| Patient Population: |
Diagnostic Radiology, Ultrasound, Mammography, Bone Densitometry, CT, MRI, Nuclear
Medicine, Interventional Vascular and PET patients. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Karen Reavis, RN |
| Additional Information: |
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| Same Day Surgery |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
General Surgery |
| Beds: |
29 (17 pre-op; 12 post-op) |
| Shift: |
5:45 AM - 7:30 PM; On-call Saturday/Sunday 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
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| Patient Population: |
Patients preparing for and recovering from procedural and surgical care. Includes
infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics, both male and female, outpatients
and same day admits. |
| Nurse Manager: |
Sherrie Pritchard, RN |
Additional Information:
Includes pre-admission testing, pre-operative preparation, immediate post-op recovery
phase II, and preparation for discharge postoperative care, including Invasive Radiologic
procedures, Pain Clinic, and Endoscopy patients. Staff members are cross-trained
to two areas of SDS. |
| Wound Healing Center |
| Unit Location: |
Duke Raleigh Hospital |
| Specialty: |
Wound Management/Plastics |
| Beds: |
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| Shift: |
Days; Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Nurse/Patient Ratio: |
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| Patient Population: |
Patients with chronic, non-healing wounds related to diabetic ulcers, poor circulation,
post-operative infection, or any other cause |
| Nurse Manager: |
Theresa Parker, RN, WCC |
| Director: |
Trish Howe, RN |
Additional Information:
The Wound Healing Center at Duke Raleigh Hospital is dedicated to the treatment
of chronic non-healing wounds by identifying the specific causes of these conditions
and using personalized treatment plans to support complete healing. Comprehensive
treatment protocols and advanced techniques include hyperbaric oxygen therapy, growth
factors, negative pressure therapy and cultured skin. |