New Graduate; Registered Nurse- Grimes Center

Yale-New Haven Health • New Haven, CT

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About The Position

This posting is for external candidates. YNHHS employees- This job posting can be utilized to refer external candidates to support the Employee Referral Bonus Program. The Grimes Center, our skilled nursing facility with Yale New Haven Health, currently has amazing opportunities available for new graduate RN's with competitive pay rates! Please apply to this job posting if you are interested in either Full-time, Part-time, or Per diem jobs for any shift (Day/Evening/Night). 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. A member of the nursing staff who is highly involved in the delivery of quality nursing care. He/She will work in conjunction with the Charge Nurse to meet the resident's needs and/or resolve problems. Directs and supervises the nursing care and all related activities on the unit, assigned according to the policies and procedures of Grimes Center and the State and Federal agents.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or Science preferred.
• At least one year of work experience in rehabilitative, psychiatric or geriatric nursing preferred.
• A Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Connecticut.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Follows established standards of nursing practices and implements facility policies and procedures.
• Obtains report from nurse he/she is relieving and implements appropriate follow-up action as necessary.
• Conducts resident rounds, directs care for C.N.A.s and LPNs, and initiates corrective action and reporting issues/actions taken to nursing supervisor.
• Supervises and evaluates all direct resident care and initiates changes or corrective action as necessary.
• Provides clinical supervision of certified nursing assistants providing direct resident care and gives direction to licensed practical nurses.
• Knowledgeably and competently performs basic nursing skills including administration of medications and treatments per the physician's order.
• Performs and documents comprehensive assessment of each resident and develops care plan based on these assessments.
• Counsels nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and recommends disciplinary action, when necessary.
• Checks emergency equipment and signs off on the emergency cart checklist sheet.
• Ability to consistently work cooperatively with residents, nursing staff, physicians, families, and other service providers.
• Will be responsible to chaperone patients as necessary to appointments and be in the room with them for certain procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees