IVF Registered Nurse

Yale New Haven Health•Greenwich, CT

About The Position

The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) is an integral member of the Yale New Haven Health System healthcare team and provides patient-centered care in support of the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic initiatives. Nursing practice is guided by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association (ANA) standards and Code of Ethics, and the YNHHS Professional Practice Model, which emphasizes achieving outcomes through autonomy and accountability. The RN establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families; incorporates cultural diversity into care; collaborates and communicates with patients, families, and healthcare team members; and respects patients’ values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge when collecting information, planning outcomes, and evaluating care. The role includes applying the nursing process and professional performance standards to deliver safe, evidence-based care and support quality outcomes. Experience with IVF in an office and procedure room is required.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current licensure and registration as a registered nurse in the State of Connecticut.
Current BCLS certification, or obtain certification within one month of hire.
Experience with IVF in an office and procedure room.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including prolonged standing and walking; frequent bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, and lifting; and assisting with pushing, pulling, or lifting patients weighing 5 to 300 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Clinical specialty certification highly encouraged.
Advancement through the SPIRE clinical advancement program is encouraged.

Responsibilities

Collect pertinent health and situational information from healthcare consumers.
Analyze assessment data to determine actual and potential diagnoses or issues.
Identify expected outcomes for individualized plans of care.
Develop and modify care plans to achieve expected outcomes.
Implement the identified plan of care.
Coordinate care delivery and transitions in care.
Promote health and a safe environment through health teaching and promotion.
Evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Practice ethically and in a culturally congruent manner.
Communicate effectively and collaborate with healthcare consumers and other stakeholders.
Provide leadership appropriate to education and position.
Seek knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.
Integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
Contribute to quality nursing practice and evaluate own and others’ nursing practice.
Use resources appropriately to provide and sustain safe, effective, evidence-based, and fiscally responsible nursing services.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families, incorporating cultural diversity and respecting patient values, preferences, needs, and knowledge.