RN; Nurse ECC

Position: RN (Nurse) ECC

RN (Nurse) ECC at Yale New Haven Health summary:

This role is for a Registered Nurse (RN) at Bridgeport Hospital specializing in Mother/Baby care, focusing on advanced patient assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare. The RN provides leadership in clinical practice, performance improvement, and staff development, acting as a resource and assisting the Nurse Manager in operations and documentation review. The position requires a nursing degree, current licensure, BCLS certification, and experience in acute care settings.

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.
Works collaboratively with the NM displaying leadership in management, clinical practice, performance improvement and staff development in accordance with the overall philosophy and goals of Patient Care Services. In the absence of the NM, he/she is responsible for the direction of patient care as well as patient care activities, unit operations, and staff functions. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.

Other duties may be assigned.
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran
Responsibilities

• 1. Demonstrates advanced skill in assessment of health care needs.
• 1.1 Demonstrates advanced skills in interviewing, observing and collecting healthcare data, performing a systems assessment and identifying patient support systems on admission according to hospital policy.
• 2. Demonstrates advanced skill in planning for patient health care needs.
• 2.1 Initiates Interdisciplinary Plan of Care (IPOC) utilizing information from initial assessment and guidelines for nursing care according to hospital policy.
• 3. Demonstrates advanced skills in implementation of care to meet patient care needs.
• 3.1 Prioritizes patient care based on assessments.
• 4. Demonstrates advanced skill in evaluating care delivered.
• 4.1 Assess patient responses to healthcare interventions based on expected outcomes.
• 5. Documents outcomes appropirately, accurately, and consistenly.
• 5.1 Actively assists Nurse Manager with monthly/weekly documentation reviews.
• 6. Demonstrates advanced leadership skills.
• 6.1 Displays advanced knowledge and proficiency in the delivery of patient care and serves as resource for staff.

Qualifications
EDUCATION
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. Baccalaureate education - nursing major preferred. Degreed ANM must earn 10 contact hours annually. Non-degreed ANM must complete 6 credit hours towards a bachelor's degree and 6 contact hours annually.
EXPERIENCE
Minimum of 2 years as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting preferred.
LICENSURE
Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut. All newly hired Registered Nurses must have a current BCLS certification or obtain within one month of hire.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Demonstrated leadership abilities Demonstrated interpersonal skills
PHYSICAL DEMAND
Requires prolonged standing; walking; use of sight,hearing and touch; moving/lifting patients of varying weights.
Additional Information
Mother/Baby RN experience required.
YNHHS

Requisition

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, Mother Baby Nursing, Patient Care, Clinical Leadership, Acute Care Nursing, Healthcare Assessment, Nursing Management, BCLS Certification, Patient Centered Care, Interdisciplinary Plan of Care