Registered Nurse; RN - Abdominal Transplant

Registered Nurse (RN) - Abdominal Transplant

Location:

Durham, NC, US, 27710

Requisition Number: 265270

Work Arrangement:
Regular (1.0 FTE, 40 hours/week)

Date:
Jan 23, 2026

At Duke Health, we are driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke University Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. The hospital is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. It is the largest of the four Duke Health hospitals with 1062 patient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are recognized as North Carolina’s Great 100 Nurses
• Awarded for Nursing Certification Advocacy by the American Board of Nursing Specialties
• 9000+ nurses across Duke University Health System
• Quality of Life:
  Living in the Triangle
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

Position summary

This position is a dual role that will share time between the Abdominal Transplant unit and the Abdominal Transplant, Nephrology and Surgery Clinic. It is a 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week) role with two 12-hour shifts per week on the inpatient unit and two 8-hour shifts per week in the outpatient clinic. Both settings serve the same patient population and enable the RN to follow patients through the continuum of care.

Abdominal Transplant (6

DCT) Unit

The unit comprises 37 beds. Nursing staff provide care for complex patients, including Pre-Liver Transplant, Liver Transplant, Kidney Transplant, Pancreas Transplant, Small Bowel Transplant, and Hand Transplant patients.

Department Highlights

• RN to patient ratio is 1:3–4
• Strong teamwork, multidisciplinary collaboration and professional respect
• Common procedures include diabetes management, pain management, wound care, telemetry, oxygen therapy, blood product administration, and IV management
• Opportunities to build critical thinking and care management skills
• Continuity of care from inpatient to follow-up needs
• Daily multidisciplinary transplant rounds with case management, surgery, medicine, APNs, transplant coordinators, and nursing

Clinic 2B/2C

The Abdominal Transplant, Nephrology and Surgery Clinic is a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic featuring Nephrology, Pain & Palliative Care, Liver/Intestine and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant services, Interventional Radiology/Vascular Radiology, General and Advanced GI Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Transplant Psychology, and Transplant Infectious Disease. Patients include those with liver, intestine, pancreas, and kidney disease, pre-transplant candidates, and those being evaluated for specialty surgeries.

Department Highlights

• Staffing includes RNs, LPNs, RMAs, and CMAs trained in specialty areas
• Focus on teamwork and professional development
• Common treatments include specimen collection, vital signs, medication/allergy review, wound care, IV therapy
• Builds critical thinking, disease knowledge and care management skills
• High standard of customer service within Hospital-Based Clinics

What you will do

• Plan, provide and document professional nursing care using the nursing process, under physician orders and policies, and within NC Board of Nursing scope
• Delegate tasks and supervise other licensed and unlicensed care providers
• Assist other healthcare personnel in patient care
• Maintain environment of care, equipment and resources; prioritize work and identify available resources
• Engage in ongoing professional development and maintain required competencies
• Support development of other staff and learners
• Participate in identifying clinical or operational improvement opportunities

What you can expect

• Multitask in documenting assessments, care plans, interventions and evaluations; assess acute and chronic patients and collaborate on resources
• Educate patients and families according to the nursing plan of care
• Relationship management with patients,…