PACU registered nurse; Registered Nurse Job New Haven area,Connecticut USA,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.

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, encompassing 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

Standards of Practice:
The 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. The RN collects pertinent data and information, analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual and potential diagnoses, identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation, develops and modifies a plan of care that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes, implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery and transitions, employs health‑teaching and health‑promotion strategies to promote health and a safe environment, and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.

Standards of Professional Performance:
The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role. The RN is expected to engage in professional role activities, including ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence‑based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health. The RN practices ethically and in a culturally congruent manner, communicates effectively, collaborates with the healthcare consumer and key stakeholders, leads within the professional practice setting, seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice, integrates evidence and research findings into practice, contributes to quality nursing practice, evaluates own and others’ nursing practice, utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide and sustain evidence‑based nursing services that are safe, effective and fiscally responsible, and practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.

Qualifications

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

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

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