Chemotherapy Infusion RN; Registered Nurse

Yale New Haven Health • Trumbull, CT

8h

About The Position

The Registered Professional Nurse provides patient-centered nursing care as an integral member of the Yale New Haven Health System healthcare team. The RN practices within the legal and ethical framework of 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 uses evidence and data to support practice, with patients and families at the center of care. The nurse establishes therapeutic relationships; integrates cultural awareness and diversity into practice; works collaboratively with patients, families, and healthcare team members; and respects patients' values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge when gathering information, setting outcomes, and evaluating care.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current BCLS certification upon hire, or obtain it within one month of hire.
• Licensed and currently registered as a nurse in the State of Connecticut.
• Ability to perform prolonged standing and walking and use sight, hearing, and touch.
• Ability to frequently bend, reach, push, pull, twist, and lift.
• Ability to assist with pushing, pulling, and lifting patients weighing from 5 to 300 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Clinical specialty certification highly encouraged.
• Participation in 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 that prescribe strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
• Implement the identified plan of care.
• Coordinate care delivery and transitions in care.
• Promote health and a safe environment through health teaching and health-promotion strategies.
• Evaluate progress toward attainment of 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 the professional practice setting, 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 plan, provide, and sustain safe, effective, evidence-based, and fiscally responsible nursing services.
• Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed