Staff RN; Registered Nurse

Yale New Haven Health•Trumbull, CT

13d

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 is characterized by leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, and a focus on quality outcomes. Nursing practice is guided by autonomy and accountability, professional governance, and the use of evidence and data, with patients and families at the center. The RN establishes and maintains 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, planning outcomes, and evaluating care.

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 that prescribe strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implement the identified plan of care.
Coordinate care delivery and transitions in care.
Use strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Evaluate progress toward attaining outcomes.
Practice ethically and in a manner congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
Communicate effectively in all areas of practice.
Collaborate with healthcare consumers and other key stakeholders in nursing practice.
Provide leadership within the professional practice setting and the profession, appropriate to education and position.
Seek knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice and promote forward-looking thinking.
Integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
Contribute to quality nursing practice and evaluate one’s own and others’ nursing practice.
Use appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain safe, effective, evidence-based, and fiscally responsible nursing services.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Assist with and/or perform chaperone duties for patient medical procedures as needed.
Maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families, incorporating cultural understanding and diversity.
Work collaboratively with patients, families, and healthcare team members, respecting patient values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge of their healthcare situation.