Float Pool Registered Nurse - ALL SHIFTS AND SCHEDULES AVAILABLE

Yale New Haven Health•New Haven, CT

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Float Pool Registered Nurse provides patient-centered nursing care while floating among inpatient medical/surgical units. The RN practices within the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics, and the YNHHS Professional Practice Model. The role emphasizes autonomy, accountability, leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, quality outcomes, and evidence-based practice, with patients and families at the center of care. The RN establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families; incorporates cultural awareness and diversity into practice; collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare team members; and respects patients’ values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge in assessment, care planning, and evaluation. All shifts and schedules are available.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current Connecticut registered nurse licensure.
At least 2 years of RN experience.
Current BCLS certification, or obtain it 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 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 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, including strategies and alternatives to achieve expected outcomes.
Implement the plan of care and coordinate care delivery and transitions.
Promote health and a safe environment through health teaching and health promotion.
Evaluate progress toward desired outcomes.
Practice ethically and in a culturally congruent manner that respects diversity and inclusion.
Communicate effectively and collaborate with healthcare consumers and other stakeholders.
Provide leadership appropriate to the professional practice setting and role.
Pursue knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.
Integrate evidence and research findings into nursing practice and contribute to quality care.
Evaluate own and others’ nursing practice.
Use appropriate resources to provide and sustain safe, effective, evidence-based, and fiscally responsible nursing services.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Float among inpatient medical/surgical units.