REGISTERED NURSE-Medicine RN
About The Position
The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) 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 autonomy, accountability, leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, and quality outcomes. The RN establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with patients and families, integrates cultural awareness and diversity into practice, and respects patients’ values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge of their healthcare situation. The RN works collaboratively with patients, families, and other healthcare team members, using evidence and data to support practice and keeping the patient and family at the center of care.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Current BCLS certification, or obtain certification within one month of hire.
- Licensed and currently registered as a nurse in the State of Connecticut.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Clinical specialty certification.
- Advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.
Responsibilities
- Collect relevant 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, including strategies and alternatives to achieve 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.
- Evaluate progress toward attaining 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 the professional practice setting, education, and position.
- Seek knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.
- Integrate evidence and research findings into nursing practice.
- Contribute to quality nursing practice and evaluate own and others’ nursing practice.
- Use appropriate resources to provide and sustain safe, effective, evidence-based, and fiscally responsible nursing services.
- Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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