Vascular- Registered Nurse; RN

Overview

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.

• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family, encompassing an understanding and integration of cultural and diversity into practice.
• Communicates and works collaboratively with the patient, family, and health care team members.
• Respects the patient's values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, formulation of health care outcomes, and evaluation process.
• Utilizes the nursing process components: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Coordinates care delivery and transitions in care.
• Promotes health and a safe environment through health teaching and health promotion.

• Ethics – practices ethically and with cultural congruence.
• Communication – communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
• Collaboration – collaborates with healthcare consumers and stakeholders.
• Leadership – leads within the professional practice setting and profession.
• Education – seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research – integrates evidence and research into practice.
• Quality of Practice – contributes to quality nursing practice.
• Professional Practice Evaluation – evaluates own and others' nursing practice.
• Resource Utilization – uses appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services.
• Environmental Health – practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed and currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut.
• Current Registered Nurse with valid credentials.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Disability/Veteran.

• HVC Cardiac Medical Intermediate Care Unit (5-2 SP): 5-2 is a busy 26–bed cardiovascular medicine inpatient unit. Cardiovascular specialty care including medical and interventional management of coronary artery disease and atrial/ventricular dysrhythmias (cardiac procedures such as catheterization, angioplasty/stent, pacemaker, ICD, ablations).
• HVC Cardiac Surgery Intermediate Care and Step Down Unit (5-3 SP): 5-3 is a fast‑paced, dynamic 25‑bed cardiac surgery unit, inclusive of 3 step‑down beds that care for a diverse range of cardiac populations, including post‑operative management for CABG, valve replacement and aneurysm repairs.
• HVC Cardiac Intermediate Care and Stepdown Unit (V3E):
  Verdi 3 East is a 30‑bed cardiac unit located at the Saint Raphael Campus. Primary population includes patients with cardiac procedures such as advanced heart failure and stroke unit.
• HVC Cardiac Intermediate Care-Advanced Heart Failure and Stroke Unit (V5E):
  Verdi 5 East is a 29‑bed cardiac unit located at Saint Raphel Campus. Patient population includes advanced heart failure and stroke diagnoses, including MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Catheterization and/or intervention, Pre/Post Pacer/ICD placement, Stroke patients post TNK after an ICU stay, those not eligible for TNK, ruling out for Stroke/TIA, and medical issues including COPD, Pneumonia, ACS, chest pain and patients requiring inotropic or vasodilator support.
• HVC Cardiac Medical Intermediate Care Unit (5-7 EP): 5-7 is a 26‑bed, fast‑paced, full telemetry heart and vascular unit. Patients on 5-7 are predominantly comprised of general cardiology, post cardiac procedure, heart failure, and vascular surgery patients.