Registered Nurse - Operating Room

RemoteWorker US; Trumbull (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) to join their team, providing patient-centered care in a collaborative environment. The RN will uphold the organization's mission and values while ensuring quality outcomes through effective communication and professional governance. Candidates must possess a nursing degree and be licensed in Connecticut, with a preference for BSN holders and those with oncology experience.

Qualifications

• Current BCLS certification required within one month of hire.
• Specialty certification is highly encouraged.
• Participation in the SPIRE clinical advancement program encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered care and maintain therapeutic relationships.
• Utilize nursing process components for assessment and care planning.
• Engage in professional role activities and collaborate with healthcare team.

Skills

Foundational nursing skills

Effective communication

Collaboration

Leadership

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.

At Bridgeport Hospital, we are committed to providing quality medical care and treatment that is coordinated and centered on the patient's specific needs. We strive to achieve benchmarks as a Patient Centered Medical Home and provide health care in a setting where patients are at the center of their care team. All employees of Bridgeport Hospital are part of the patients care team and contribute to the team approach of promoting access, continuous, comprehensive care and work to provide quality improvement in the care provided to their patients.

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 considerations into practice.
• Includes communicating and working collaboratively with the patient, family, and healthcare team members.
• Includes respecting the patient's values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, in formulating healthcare outcomes, and in the evaluation process.

Responsibilities

1. 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. This includes collecting pertinent data, analyzing assessment data, identifying outcomes, developing and modifying care plans, implementing plans, coordinating care, promoting health and safety, and evaluating progress.
2. Standards of Professional Performance: The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe competent behavior in 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, practicing ethically, respecting cultural diversity, communicating effectively, collaborating with stakeholders, leading within their setting, seeking knowledge, integrating evidence into practice, contributing to quality, evaluating practices, utilizing resources responsibly, and practicing in an environmentally safe manner.

Qualifications

Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred. All newly hired 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: Licensed and currently registered in Connecticut. Specialty certification is highly encouraged.

Skills: Foundational nursing skills; encouraged to pursue further professional development through SPIRE program.

Physical Demands

Prolonged standing, walking, use of sight, hearing, and touch. Exposure to infectious diseases and physical, mental, emotional illnesses, end-of-life conditions, and death. Moderate stress and injury risk. Ability to assist with patient handling, including lifting patients up to 300 pounds.

Additional Information

Oncology experience preferred.

YNHHS Requisition ID: 121816