RN; Registered Nurse-Family Medicine Residency

Yale New Haven Health•New London, 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 of 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 emphasizes leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, quality outcomes, autonomy, and accountability. The RN establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families; integrates cultural awareness and diversity into practice; collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare team members; and respects patients’ values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge when collecting data, formulating outcomes, and evaluating care. The RN follows nursing practice and professional performance standards, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, health teaching and promotion, evaluation, ethical practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, professional practice evaluation, responsible resource use, and environmental health. The RN may assist with or perform chaperone duties for medical procedures as needed.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
Licensed and currently registered as a nurse in the state of employment.

Responsibilities

Collect pertinent data and information about the healthcare consumer’s health or situation.
Analyze assessment data to determine actual and potential diagnoses or issues.
Identify expected outcomes for an individualized plan of care.
Develop and modify plans of care 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 strategies.
Evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Practice ethically and in a manner congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
Communicate effectively and collaborate with healthcare consumers and other stakeholders.
Provide leadership appropriate to education and position, and seek knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.
Integrate evidence and research findings into practice and contribute to quality nursing practice.
Evaluate own and others’ nursing practice and use appropriate resources to provide safe, effective, and fiscally responsible nursing services.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Assist with or perform chaperone duties for patient medical procedures as needed.