Registered Nurse-North Pavilion OR-Periop 101

Yale New Haven Health•New Haven, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for the North Pavilion OR as part of our Periop-101 - OR RN Residency Program. New Graduate RNs and Experienced non-OR RNs welcome to apply. Completion of a Periop capstone preferred. The North Pavilion OR is a busy OR located within Smilow Cancer Hospital. Specialty cases include Oncology, plastics, ENT, women's/gyn and more. Some weekend, holiday and on-call requirements.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
All newly hired registered nurses must have current BCLS certification or must obtain within one month of hire.
Registered Nurse is the foundational job description for all RNs.
Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Completion of a Periop capstone preferred.
All RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.
Clinical specialty certification highly encouraged.

Responsibilities

RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015). The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by utilizing the nursing process components of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation and evaluation.
Assessment: The registered nurse collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer's health or situation
Diagnosis: The RN analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual and potential diagnoses or the issues.
Outcomes Identification: The RN identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
Planning: The RN develops and modifies a plan of care that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implementation: The RN implements the identified plan.
Coordination of Care: The RN coordinates care delivery and transitions in care.
Health Teaching and Health Promotion: The RN employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Evaluation: The RN evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role, including activities related to: ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health.
The RN is expected to engage in professional role activities, including leadership, appropriate to their education and position.
The RN is accountable to for their professional actions to themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers and ultimately to society.
Ethics: The RN practices ethically.
Culturally congruent practice: The RN practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
Communication: The RN communicates effectively in all areas of practice
Collaboration: The RN collaborates with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.
Leadership: The RN leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.
Education: the RN seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking.
Evidence-Based Practice and Research: The RN integrates evidence and research findings into practice
Quality of Practice: The RN contributes to quality nursing practice.
Professional Practice Evaluation: The RN evaluates owns' and others' nursing practice.
Resource Utilization: The RN utilizes appropriate resources to plan provide and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective and fiscally responsible
Environmental Health: The RN practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.