RN; Pre Operative Registered Nurse

Position: RN (Pre Operative) Registered Nurse

RN (Pre Operative) Registered Nurse at Yale New Haven Health summary:

The Registered Nurse (Pre Operative) provides patient-centered nursing care in a preoperative setting, adhering to professional nursing standards and ethical practices. This role involves assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care, with collaboration among healthcare team members and focus on quality outcomes. Preferred qualifications include intraoperative and cardiac OR experience, with required licensure and certification in nursing.

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.
As an integral member of the Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) healthcare team, the Registered Professional Nurse (RN) upholds the YNHHS mission, vision, values and strategic initiatives to provide the highest level of patient centered care. The RN practices professional nursing as a registered nurse within the legal and ethical framework established by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Scope and Standards for Nursing Practice, ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and the YNHHS Professional Practice Model.

The professional role of the RN is exemplified by the qualities of leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, ensuring quality outcomes. YNHHS nurses practice in a framework outlined in our professional practice model, which states, "Achieving outcomes through Autonomy and Accountability". We value Nursing Professional Governance, and use evidence and data to support our practice with the patient and family at the center, always.

The RN provides care that:
* Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family encompasses an understanding and integration of cultural and diversity into practice
* Includes communicating and working collaboratively with the patient, family and health care team members
* Includes respecting the patient's values, preferences, expressed needs and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, in formulating health care outcomes and in the evaluation process.
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran
Responsibilities

• 1. STANDARDS OF PRACTICE RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015). The Standards of Practice 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 plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation. 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…