Nurse Residency - Registered Nurse

Nurse Residency - Registered Nurse at Yale New Haven Health summary:
The Nurse Residency - Registered Nurse provides exceptional, patient-centered anesthesia care in collaboration with medical teams during surgical procedures. This role demands strong clinical skills, ethical behavior, and ongoing professional development to ensure patient safety and quality care. The nurse manages patient monitoring, documentation, and adapts to dynamic clinical environments while fostering compassionate communication with patients and families.

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. Provides exceptional patient care in collaboration with anesthesiologists, surgeons and other physicians to deliver anesthesia for medical and surgical procedures.

Cultivates a patient centric environment which focuses on the whole individual inclusive of physical, psychosocial, spiritual and functional needs of the patient, family, and significant others. Serves as the focal professional for the continuity of care in patient care within scope of practice standards, as well as specialty specific standards to address and resolve problems that may arise.

• 1. Clinical Care
  • The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) implements accurate, safe, patient centric anesthetic care.
• 2. Professional Skill
  • Understands physiologic implications and anesthetic considerations of surgical procedures, constantly monitors vital signs, capnography, and pulse oximetry during anesthesia according to ASA guidelines.
• 3. Information Management
  • The CRNA ensures appropriate documentation within the accordance of hospital and regulatory requirements and protects information of all forms, whether computer-based, paper, film, voice, or other media from unauthorized access modification, destruction, or intentional or accidental disclosure.
• 4. Quality Management
  • The CRNA is expected to demonstrate a high standard of moral and ethical behavior, professionalism, compassion, and commitment to patient care.
• 5. Professional Development
  • The CRNA continuously engages in projects that maintain and advance professional competency.

• Education
  :
  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist completion of Certified Nurse Anesthetist Training Program;
  Graduate of a Nurse Anesthesia Educational Program accredited by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetist Council on accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs. Current State of Connecticut Nursing License, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the State of Connecticut.
• Experience
  :
  Prefer clinical working experience as a CRNA within the given specialty/service line recommended, but none required. APRNs, PAs, CRNAs and CNMs are required to be appointed to the Affiliated Medical Staff of a YNHHS Hospital and credentialed through the Medical Staff process. Evidence of current competence to practice as an APRN, PA, CRNA, CNM via appropriate reference letters from physicians and other practitioners must be able to be obtained during the Medical Staff appointment process in order to be eligible.
• Licensure
  :
  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist AANA Certification, State of CT RN and APRN License, ACLS DEA Registration and State of CT Controlled Substance Registration.
• Special Skills
  : CRNA's must have sharp concentration and focus, ability to stay calm under stressful conditions. Must communicate clearly and effectively with surgeons and the surgical support team, as well as with patients and families. Calm and reassuring manner to inspire trust. Anesthetic patient management must be immediate and responsive. Flexibility and adaptability are required.
• Physical Demand
  :
  Ability to demonstrate intellectual-conceptual, integrative and quantitative abilities; skills in observation, communication and motor functions; and mature behavioral and social attributes. Sensory: detect and interpret changes in monitoring alarms and equipment. Functional vision, hearing, adequate sense of smell and tactile sensation. Ability to stand for long periods, wear lead for fluoroscopy/X‑Ray. Ability to lift 25 pounds and reach above and below shoulder height.
  
  Adequate gross/fine motor coordination, equilibrium, use of touch and vision. Problem‑solving and critical skill demanded. Emotional health to tolerate physically taxing workloads, adapt to changing environments, and thrive under uncertainty.

To learn more, please email or schedule an interview with our In‑House Provider Recruiter:

James Hammell

www.ynhhs.org

112458

• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• patient-centered care
• anesthesia
• surgical procedures
• clinical care
• vital sign monitoring
• advanced practice nurse
• patient safety
• professional development
• healthcare ethics