Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse; Med-Surg RN

Overview

Yale New Haven Hospital, Saint Raphael Campus. We are actively hiring Registered Nurses across the following Medicine units:

• SLA 3 – Adult Acute Care Medicine with Telemetry
• SLA 4 – Adult Acute Care Medicine with Telemetry
• SLA 5 – Adult Acute Care Renal and Palliative Specialty Medicine V5N
• V5W – Adult Acute Care Medicine with Telemetry
• V4W – Adult Acute Care Medicine with Telemetry
• Acute Care for Older Adults Medicine with Telemetry Cel 3
• Adult Acute Care Medicine Cel 4
• Adult Acute Care Medicine

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.

Works Under The Supervision Of The Nurse Manager/Clinical Coordinator.

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and supervise individual patient care on a nursing unit/department according to unit policies and procedures.
• Provide supervision of non‑RN personnel on the assigned unit.
• When assuming the charge role, delegate and supervise unit activities.
• May be required to work on other nursing units according to distribution of staff and patients.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested in order to maintain a high level of service.
• Assess the patient’s physical and psychosocial condition on an ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care.
• Develop, communicate, and document a plan of care reflecting individualized patient problems and interventions to achieve desired outcomes, involving the patient, family, and healthcare team in this process.
• Implement and coordinate this plan of care in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care, patient’s response to care, and readiness for discharge.
• Revise the plan of care as needed and make referrals where indicated.
• Plan for education after assessing the individual learning needs and readiness of the patient and family.
• Provide educational opportunities and document outcomes.
• Function as a preceptor to new staff.
• Function as a charge nurse.
• Meet performance expectations for customer service, teamwork, resource utilization, and staff and self development as outlined in performance review.
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed to ensure smooth operation of the department/unit.
• Demonstrate competency in the care of the neuro patient.
• Demonstrate skill and knowledge in neuro assessment.
• Demonstrate skill and knowledge in airway management of the neuro patient.
• Demonstrate skill and understanding in caring for a trached patient.
• Demonstrate skill and understanding in assisting the physician and caring for the patient during special neuro procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of our “Tia” teaching program.
• Perform pharyngeal, endotracheal, tracheostomy suctioning according to established policy and procedure: pharyngeal, endotracheal, tracheostomy.
• Demonstrate skill and understanding in the use of equipment and care of patient in a halo brace.
• Demonstrate skill and understanding of nursing responsibilities and interventions for the patient on a ventilator.

• Education:
  
  Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Proficient in use of computer software to include electronic patient records.
• Must have ability to use Internet for literature searches regarding care for patients.
• Experience/License:
  Valid State of Connecticut Registered Nurse license.

• BLS required.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran.