Per diem Operating Room Nurse; Registered Nurse

Yale New Haven Health•New Haven, 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. The RN practices within the legal and ethical framework established by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards for Nursing Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the YNHHS Professional Practice Model. The role calls for leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, and attention to quality outcomes. Nurses use evidence and data to guide practice, with patients and families at the center of care. The RN establishes therapeutic relationships, incorporates cultural understanding and diversity into practice, collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare team members, and respects patients’ values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge of their healthcare situation. RN practice follows the ANA Standards of Practice and Professional Performance. The RN assesses patient information, identifies diagnoses and expected outcomes, plans and implements individualized care, coordinates care and transitions, promotes health and safety, and evaluates progress. Professional responsibilities also include ethical and culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, ongoing education, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Licensed and currently registered as a nurse in the State of Connecticut.
Current BCLS certification, or obtain certification within one month of hire.
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 moving 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 data and information about the healthcare consumer’s health or situation.
Analyze assessment data to identify actual and potential diagnoses or issues.
Identify expected outcomes and develop individualized plans of care.
Implement and modify care plans and coordinate care delivery and transitions.
Promote health and a safe environment through teaching and health-promotion strategies.
Evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Practice ethically and in a culturally congruent manner.
Communicate effectively and collaborate with patients, families, healthcare consumers, and other stakeholders.
Provide leadership appropriate to education and position, and remain accountable for professional actions.
Seek current nursing knowledge and integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
Contribute to quality nursing practice and evaluate own and others’ nursing practice.
Use appropriate resources to provide 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 understanding and respecting patient values, preferences, needs, and knowledge.