RN (Nurse) ECC - Full Time

TieTalent; Stafford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) to join their dedicated team. The RN will provide high-quality patient-centered care while adhering to professional standards and ethical guidelines. This role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and effective communication within a diverse healthcare environment. Candidates should possess a nursing degree and a current RN license in Connecticut. Opportunities for professional development and clinical advancement are available.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited nursing school; BSN preferred.
• Current RN license in Connecticut.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competent nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, and planning.
• Adheres to ANA Standards of Professional Performance.

Skills

Foundational nursing skills

Education

BSN

Job description

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

As an integral member of the Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) healthcare team, the Registered Professional Nurse (RN) upholds the YNHHS mission, vision, values, and strategic initiatives to provide the highest level of patient-centered care. The RN practices professional nursing within the legal and ethical framework established by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Scope and Standards for Nursing Practice, ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the YNHHS Professional Practice Model. The role of the RN is exemplified by leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, and ensuring quality outcomes. YNHHS nurses practice within a framework that emphasizes 'Achieving outcomes through Autonomy and Accountability'. We value Nursing Professional Governance and support our practice with evidence and data, always centered on the patient and family.

The RN provides care that:

• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family, incorporating cultural and diversity considerations.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Respects the patient's values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge of their healthcare situation in data collection, care planning, and evaluation.

Responsibilities

1. Standards of Practice: Guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015), the RN demonstrates competent nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This includes collecting pertinent data, analyzing assessment data, developing care plans, implementing them, coordinating care, promoting health and safety, and evaluating progress.
2. Standards of Professional Performance: The RN adheres to the ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015), demonstrating behaviors related to ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN practices ethically, promotes diversity and inclusion, communicates effectively, collaborates with stakeholders, leads within their practice setting, seeks ongoing knowledge, integrates evidence into practice, contributes to quality, evaluates practice, utilizes resources responsibly, and practices in an environmentally safe manner.

Qualifications

Education: Graduation from an accredited nursing school; BSN preferred. All new RNs must have current BCLS certification or obtain it within one month of hire.

Experience: All RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.

Licensure: Current RN license in Connecticut. Clinical specialty certification is highly encouraged.

Skills: Foundational nursing skills; ongoing professional development encouraged through SPIRE.

Physical Demands

Prolonged standing, walking, and use of senses; exposure to infectious diseases and emotional stress; physical tasks including lifting patients up to 300 pounds; ability to assist with patient mobility and care.

Additional Information

NP 1 is a 16-bed adult acute medicine unit focused on diverse disease processes and high patient throughput.

YNHHS Requisition ID: 118550