Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
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Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Posted: 08-Nov-23
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 234416
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 (based on eligibility)
Apheresis Cellular Therapy Collection Registered Nurse
Perform apheresis procedures and participates in quality assurance activities to ensure the highest quality of service and care.
Procedures performed:
o Apheresis is the process of separating whole blood into its main parts, taking out one of those parts and giving the rest back to the patient. Apheresis procedures using the Spectra Optia device, including but not limited to:
§ Peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC)
· Autologous (self) and Allogeneic (donor)
o Related and unrelated for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
§ Mononuclear Cells (MNC)
· For Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) manufacture
· Allogeneic peripheral blood lymphocytes
§ Allogeneic Granulocytes
o Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) is a type of apheresis. During ECP, whole blood is separated into its main parts, the white cells are removed, combined with a medication, exposed to ultraviolet light, and these treated white cells are then returned to the patient. ECP procedures using the Therakos Cellex device. ECP procedures are used to treat:
§ Graft vs. host disease (GVHD)
§ Solid organ transplant rejection
§ Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma/mycosis fungoides/sezary syndrome
Essential Functions:
- Maintains knowledge of rationale and techniques relating to apheresis
- Performs procedures according to the standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Participates in quality assurance activities, which include good documentation practices (GDP), quality control of equipment, and preventive maintenance
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Applicants familiar with either or both the Spectra Optia and Therakos Cellex devices and associated procedures.
- A working knowledge of FACT (Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy) requirements/regulations is highly desirable.
Procedural area hours of operation:
Monday-Friday 0800-1800; 8 or 10 hour shifts available.
Qualifications:
- Education: BSN or ADN - If Associates Degree in Nursing, must be enrolled in a bachelor's program within 2 years of hire and completed within 5 years of hire.
- 1 year of Oncology experience preferred
- Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) preferred
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required.
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob 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.
