Emergency Department RN- Full-Time- Nights

Yale New Haven Health; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale New Haven Health is looking for a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) in New Haven, Connecticut. The RN will provide high-level patient-centered care, practice nursing within ethical frameworks, and uphold YNHHS mission and values.

Candidates must be licensed in Connecticut and are encouraged to hold or obtain clinical specialty certification. Experience in a healthcare setting and a BSN are preferred.

The responsibilities include collaboration with patients and healthcare teams, ensuring quality outcomes, and adhering to professional nursing standards.

Qualifications

• Licensed and currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut.
• Current BCLS certification required within one month of hire.
• Clinical specialty certification highly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Guide practice according to the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Engage in professional role activities and adhere to ethical standards.
• Coordinate care and health teaching while ensuring safety and quality.

Skills

Therapeutic relationship establishment

Effective communication

Collaboration with healthcare team

Patient-centered care practices

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

BSN preferred

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 as a registered nurse 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 professional role of the RN is exemplified by the qualities of leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, ensuring quality outcomes. YNHHS nurses practice in a framework outlined in our professional practice model, which states, “Achieving outcomes through Autonomy and Accountability”. We value Nursing Professional Governance, and use evidence and data to support our practice with the patient and family at the center, always. The RN provides care that:

• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family, encompassing an understanding and integration of cultural and diversity into practice.
• Communicates and works collaboratively with the patient, family and health care team members.
• Respects the patient’s values, preferences, expressed needs and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, forming health care outcomes and evaluation.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

• Standards of Practice – The RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015). The Standards describe a competent level of nursing care demonstrated by utilizing the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, evaluation; coordinating care and health teaching; and ensuring safety and quality.
• Standards of Professional Performance – The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe a competent level of behavior in areas such as ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN is expected to engage in professional role activities appropriate to their education and position and be accountable to themselves, patients, peers and society.

Qualifications

Education

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• Current BCLS certification; if not held at hire, to obtain within one month of hire.

Experience

Registered Nurse is the foundational job description for all RNs. All RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.

Licensure

• Licensed and currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut.
• Clinical specialty certification highly encouraged.

Special Skills

Registered Nurse is the foundational job description for all RNs. All RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.

Physical Demand

Requires prolonged standing, walking; use of sight, hearing, and touch. May be exposed to infectious diseases. Will be exposed to physical, mental, and emotional illness as well as end‑of‑life conditions and death. Moderate stress and risk of injury from patient care. Standing/walking for more than half of the day. Frequently bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, and lifting. Must be able to assist in pushing/pulling/lifting patients ranging from five (5) to three hundred (300) pounds.

YNHHS Requisition ID

171522