Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse; Med-Surg RN

Overview

Yale New Haven Hospital, Saint Raphael Campus is actively hiring Registered Nurses for 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
• Cel 3 – Acute Care for Older Adults Medicine with Telemetry
• 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.

• Work 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 and, when assuming the charge role, delegate and supervise unit activities.
• Assume other duties as arranged to maintain a high level of service and to support smooth operation of the department/unit.
• 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 the process.
• Implement and coordinate the plan of care in collaboration with the healthcare team; evaluate effectiveness of the plan, patient response to care, and readiness for discharge, revising the plan as needed.
• Plan for education by assessing individual learning needs and readiness; provide educational opportunities and document outcomes.
• Act as a preceptor to new staff and as a charge nurse.
• Demonstrate competency in caring for neuro patients, including neuro assessment, airway management, tracheal care, and participating in special neuro procedures.
• Perform pharyngeal, endotracheal, and tracheostomy suctioning according to established policy and procedure.
• Use equipment and care of patients in halo braces and perform other tasks as directed to ensure a smooth operation of the unit.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Proficient in use of computer software, including electronic patient records and internet literature searches regarding patient care.

N/A – No specific prior experience required.

Valid State of Connecticut Registered Nurse license.

• BLS required.

All qualified individuals will receive a fair hiring opportunity and be hired without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.