Registered Nurse-Emergency Department RN; Registered Nurse

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values – integrity, patient‑centered, respect, accountability, and compassion – must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

At Bridgeport Hospital, we are committed to providing quality medical care and treatment that is coordinated and centered on the patient's specific needs. We strive to achieve benchmarks as a Patient Centered Medical Home and provide health care in a setting where patients are at the center of their care team. All employees of Bridgeport Hospital are part of the patients care team and contribute to the team approach of promoting access, continuous, comprehensive care and work to provide quality improvement in the care provided to their patients.

• 1. STANDARDS OF PRACTICE: RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015). The Standards describe a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by utilizing the nursing process components of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation and evaluation. Assessment:
  The registered nurse collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer’s health or situation. Diagnosis:
  The RN analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual and potential diagnoses or the issues. Outcomes identification:
  The RN identifies expected outcomes for a customized plan. Planning:
  The RN develops and modifies a plan of care that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes. Implementation:
  The RN implements the identified plan. Coordination of Care:
  The RN coordinates care delivery and transitions in care. Health teaching and health promotion:
  The RN employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment. Evaluation:
  The RN evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• 2. STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE:
  The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role, including activities related to ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health. The RN is expected to engage in professional role activities appropriate to their education and position. Accountability:
  The RN is accountable for their professional actions to themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers and ultimately to society. Ethics:
  The RN practices ethically. Culturally congruent practice:
  The RN practices in a manner congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles. Communication:
  The RN communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
  
  Collaboration:
  
  The RN collaborates with the healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders. Leadership:
  The RN leads within the professional practice setting.
  
  Education:
  
  the RN seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice. Evidence‑based practice and research:
  The RN integrates evidence and research findings into practice. Quality of practice:
  The RN contributes to quality nursing practice. Professional practice evaluation:
  The RN evaluates owns’ and others’ nursing practice. Resource utilization:
  The RN utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective and fiscally responsible. Environmental health:
  The RN practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.

Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred. All newly hired registered nurses must have current BCLS certification or obtain it within one month of hire.

Experience: Registered Nurse is the foundational job description for all RNs. All RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.

Licensure: Licensed and currently a registered nurse in the State of Connecticut. Clinical specialty certification highly encouraged.

Requires prolonged standing; walking; use of sight, hearing, and touch. May be exposed to infectious diseases. Will be exposed to physical, mental and emotional illness as well as end-of-life conditions and death. Moderate stress and risk of injury from patient care. Standing/walking for more than half of the day. Frequently bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting and lifting. Must be able to assist pushing/pulling/lifting patients ranging from five to three hundred pounds.