RN; Registered Nurse-Cardiology Practice
About The Position
The Registered 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 emphasizes leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, accountability, and quality outcomes. 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 information, developing outcomes, and evaluating care. Nursing practice is guided by autonomy, accountability, professional governance, and the use of evidence and data. The RN uses the nursing process to assess patients, identify diagnoses and expected outcomes, plan and implement individualized care, coordinate care and transitions, provide health teaching and promote safety, and evaluate progress. The RN also fulfills professional performance standards involving ethical and culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality, practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN may assist with or perform chaperone duties for patient medical procedures as needed.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Licensed and currently registered as a nurse in the state of employment.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Collect pertinent patient health and situational data.
- Analyze assessment data to identify actual and potential diagnoses or issues.
- Identify expected outcomes for individualized plans of care.
- Develop and modify plans of care to achieve expected outcomes.
- Implement the 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 care outcomes.
- Practice ethically and in a manner congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
- Communicate effectively and collaborate with patients and other key stakeholders.
- Provide leadership appropriate to education and position.
- 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.
- Use appropriate resources to provide safe, effective, evidence-based, 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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