The RN is responsible for providing patient-centered care by establishing therapeutic relationships and collaborating with patients, families, and healthcare teams. They are expected to follow the nursing process, which includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Requirements summary
Candidates must graduate from an accredited School of Nursing and hold a current RN license in Connecticut. A BSN or enrollment in a BSN program is required, along with BCLS certification within one month of hire.
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 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
Includes respecting 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. Units include : Smilow East 5-5 : Sickle Cell/Medical Oncology
A specialty unit that provides care primarily to the Sickle Cell Disease patient population as well as the Medical Oncology population who have solid tumor malignancies. The unit is equipped with telemetry monitoring allowing us to closely monitor the above patient populations. There is focused attention on management of sickle cell crisis/ pain control, oncologic emergencies and providing supportive care for disease & treatment related complications. NP 11 : Hematology Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant- A specialty unit that provides care to the most acute patients diagnosed with hematologic disorders (blood cancers) including Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma. Our team provides state of the art treatment for these diseases including complex chemotherapy and biotherapy regimens, Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant, CART cell therapy and numerous clinical trials. NP 12 : Adult Medical Oncology- A specialty medical oncology unit where a multidisciplinary approach is used to care for patients with solid tumor malignancies as well as hematology oncology overflow patients. There is focused attention on the administration of chemotherapy & biotherapy, management of oncologic emergencies, and providing supportive care for disease & treatment related complications. ECC : Oncology Extended Care Clinic- A unique hybrid urgent care unit that provides triage, evaluation, and treatment for oncology patients in an ED-like setting. Oncology patients with any primary diagnosis are referred to this clinic for a wide variety of complications, including neutropenic fever, nausea/vomiting, pain, failure to thrive, electrolyte abnormalities, shortness of breath. Patients have a full diagnostic workup completed, are treated accordingly and either discharged home or bridged to an inpatient admission. NP 14 : Women’s Oncology - A specialty oncology unit that cares for a diverse population of patients, the largest population comprised of gynecology oncology patients through diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy and biotherapy treatment, side effect and symptom management, palliative and hospice care. We also care for hematology oncology patients while receiving elective chemotherapy and radiation oncology patients, both populations inclusive of males. We care for breast post mastectomy and flap reconstruction patients after their highly specialized microvascular surgery. NP 15 :Surgical Oncology
A post-surgical unit dedicated to diagnosis, treatment, and surgical management of cancer. Our unit has multiple service lines including head and neck, thoracic, surgical oncology, urology, and endocrine patients. The unit is equipped with telemetry monitoring allowing us to closely monitor for post-operative complications. Our goal is to provide supportive care for our patients including pain management, nutritional needs, rehabilitation, and post-operative education. Smilow East 4-7 : Sickle Cell/Medical Oncology
A specialty unit that provides care primarily to the Sickle Cell Disease patient population as well as the Medical Oncology population who have solid tumor malignancies. The unit is equipped with telemetry monitoring allowing us to closely monitor the above patient populations. There is focused attention on management of sickle cell crisis/ pain control, oncologic emergencies and providing supportive care for disease & treatment related complications. Full Time and Part Time Schedules Available Night Shift or Rotating Days
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran
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.
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 the 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. 2. 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, including leadership, appropriate to their education and position. The RN is accountable to for their professional actions to themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers and ultimately to society.
Ethics
The RN practices ethically.
Culturally congruent practice: The RN practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
Communication
The
RN communicates effectively in all areas of practice
Collaboration: The RN collaborates with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice.
Leadership
The RN leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.
Education
the RN seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking.
Evidence-Based
Practice and
Research: The RN integrates evidence and research findings into practice
Quality of
Practice: The RN contributes to quality nursing practice.
Professional
Practice
Evaluation: The RN evaluates owns' and others' nursing practice.
Resource
Utilization: The RN utilizes appropriate resources to plan provide and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective and fiscally responsible
Environmental
Health: The RN practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Qualifications
EDUCATION Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
BSN or (demonstrated BSN enrollment required with completion within three years of hire.) All newly hired Registered Nurses must have current BCLS certification or must 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 a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut.
