REGISTERED NURSE-Inpatient Women's Care Center RN

Yale New Haven Health•Bridgeport, CT

About The Position

The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) at Bridgeport Hospital is an integral member of the Yale New Haven Health System healthcare team. The RN provides patient-centered care in accordance with the YNHHS mission, vision, values, and strategic initiatives, and practices within the legal and ethical framework of the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, the ANA 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 accountability for quality outcomes. The RN establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with patients and families; incorporates cultural awareness and diversity into practice; and collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare team members. Care respects patients' values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge of their healthcare situation. Nursing practice uses evidence and data, with patients and families at the center, to support individualized care and achieve outcomes through autonomy and accountability.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current BCLS certification, or obtain it within one month of hire.
Licensed and currently registered as a nurse in the State of Connecticut.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including prolonged standing and walking; use of sight, hearing, and touch; and frequently bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, and lifting.
Ability to assist with pushing, pulling, and lifting patients weighing from 5 to 300 pounds.
Able to work in an environment involving possible exposure to infectious diseases and physical, mental, and emotional illness, end-of-life conditions, and death.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Clinical specialty certification.
Mother/Baby RN experience.
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 and prescribe strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implement the identified plan of care.
Coordinate care delivery and transitions in care.
Use health teaching and health promotion strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Evaluate progress toward attainment of expected outcomes.
Practice ethically and in a manner congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
Communicate effectively and collaborate with healthcare consumers and other key stakeholders.
Provide leadership appropriate to education and position, and remain accountable for professional actions.
Seek knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice and integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
Contribute to quality nursing practice and evaluate 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.