Pediatric RN; Registered Nurse

Yale New Haven Health; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale New Haven Health is looking for a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) to provide high-level patient-centered care in New Haven, Connecticut. The RN will uphold the organization's mission and values while practicing within legal and ethical frameworks. Candidates should have a nursing degree, with a BSN preferred, and must be licensed in the state. A minimum of one year of acute RN experience is preferred. This role entails significant physical activity and the ability to manage patient care effectively.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed and currently registered nurse in Connecticut.
• BSN is preferred; BCLS certification required within one month of hire.
• One year acute RN experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect data relative to the healthcare consumer's health.
• Coordinate care delivery and transitions in care.
• Promote health and a safe environment.

Skills

Patient-centered care

Communication skills

Collaboration

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, the 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, encompasses an understanding and integration of cultural and diversity into practice, includes communicating and working collaboratively with the patient, family and health care team members, and respects the patient's values, preferences, expressed needs and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, in formulating health care outcomes and in the evaluation process.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

• Standards of Practice: RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015). The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by utilizing the nursing process components of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Assessment: The registered nurse collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer's health or situation. Diagnosis: The RN analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual and potential diagnoses or issues. Outcomes Identification: The RN identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation. Planning: The RN develops and modifies a plan of care that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes. Implementation: The RN implements the identified plan. Coordination of Care: The RN coordinates care delivery and transitions in care. Health Teaching and Health Promotion: The RN employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment. Evaluation: The RN evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Standards of Professional Performance: The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role, including activities related to ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and 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. The RN is accountable for their professional actions to themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers and ultimately to society. Ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality of practice and professional practice evaluation are areas of focus and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred. All newly hired registered nurses must have current BCLS certification or must obtain it 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 a 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 pushing/pulling/lifting patients ranging from five (5) to three hundred (300) pounds.

Additional Information

One year acute RN experience strongly preferred. RN experience required.

YNHHS Requisition ID: 148637