Registered Staff Nurse; Registered Nurse
Smilow Cancer Hospital, North Haven, CT, United States
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.
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, and 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 includes establishing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family, incorporating cultural and diversity considerations, communicating and collaborating with the patient, family and healthcare team members, and respecting the patient's values, preferences, expressed needs and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, health care outcome formulation, and evaluation.
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran
Equal Employment Opportunity / Americans with Disabilities Act / Veteran employment.
Responsibilities
Standards of Practice: The RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015) and includes assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, coordination of care, health teaching and promotion, and evaluation of progress toward outcomes.
Standards of Professional Performance: The RN engages in professional activities such as ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence‑based practice and research, quality practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.
Assists with or performs chaperone duties for patient medical procedures as needed.
Qualifications
Education:
Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
Experience:
Registered Nurse is the foundational requirement for all RNs.
Licensure:
Licensed and currently registered nurse in the state of employment.
Physical Demand:
Requires prolonged standing, walking, use of sight, hearing, and touch. May be exposed to infectious diseases and physical, mental and emotional illness, end‑of‑life conditions, and death. Moderating stress and risk of injury from patient care. Must be able to assist in pushing, pulling, and lifting patients ranging from five (5) to three hundred (300) pounds.
YNHHS Requisition ID:
179308
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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, and 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 includes establishing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family, incorporating cultural and diversity considerations, communicating and collaborating with the patient, family and healthcare team members, and respecting the patient's values, preferences, expressed needs and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, health care outcome formulation, and evaluation.
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran
Equal Employment Opportunity / Americans with Disabilities Act / Veteran employment.
Responsibilities
Standards of Practice: The RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015) and includes assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, coordination of care, health teaching and promotion, and evaluation of progress toward outcomes.
Standards of Professional Performance: The RN engages in professional activities such as ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence‑based practice and research, quality practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.
Assists with or performs chaperone duties for patient medical procedures as needed.
Qualifications
Education:
Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
Experience:
Registered Nurse is the foundational requirement for all RNs.
Licensure:
Licensed and currently registered nurse in the state of employment.
Physical Demand:
Requires prolonged standing, walking, use of sight, hearing, and touch. May be exposed to infectious diseases and physical, mental and emotional illness, end‑of‑life conditions, and death. Moderating stress and risk of injury from patient care. Must be able to assist in pushing, pulling, and lifting patients ranging from five (5) to three hundred (300) pounds.
YNHHS Requisition ID:
179308
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