Inpatient Transplant West Nights RN; Registered Nurse

Inpatient Transplant 9 West FT Nights RN;
Registered Nurse

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Registered Nurse role at Smilow Cancer Hospital

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 with 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, in formulating health care outcomes and in the evaluation process.

Smilow Cancer Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based upon any protected status including disability status or veteran status.

• STANDARDS OF PRACTICE:
  The RN applies the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015) – utilizing the nursing process components of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation and evaluation. The RN collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer’s health or situation, analyzes the data to determine actual and potential diagnoses, identifies expected outcomes, develops and modifies a plan of care, implements and evaluates the plan.
  
  The RN coordinates care delivery and transitions, promotes health, and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE:
  The RN engages in professional role activities such as 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 accountable for professional actions to patients, peers and society, practicing ethically and promoting quality nursing practice.

Education
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Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred. All newly hired registered nurses must have current BCLS certification or obtain it within one month of hire.

Experience
:
Registered Nurse is foundational; 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 foundational; all RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.

Physical Demand
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Requires prolonged standing, walking, use of sight, hearing, and touch. May be exposed to infectious diseases, physical, mental, emotional illness, 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 assist in moving patients ranging from five to three hundred pounds.

Seniority level:
Entry Level;

Employment type:

Full Time.

New Haven, CT