ORTHO/SURGERY FLOOR NURSE; Registered Nurse

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 preferred.
• 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.
• 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.

YNHHS Requisition ID: 179593

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