Per diem infusion RN; Registered Nurse

About the Role

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 within the legal and ethical framework established by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards for Nursing Practice, ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the YNHHS Professional Practice Model. The professional role of the RN emphasizes leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, and ensuring quality outcomes.

YNHHS nurses practice in a framework outlined in our professional practice model, "Achieving outcomes through Autonomy and Accountability." We value Nursing Professional Governance and use evidence and data to support our practice, always centering the patient and family. The RN provides care that:

• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family, integrating cultural and diversity awareness into practice.
• Includes communicating and collaborating with the patient, family, and healthcare team members.
• Respects the patient's values, preferences, expressed needs, and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, outcome formulation, and evaluation.

Responsibilities

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 utilizing the nursing process components:

• 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 actual and potential diagnoses or issues.
• Outcomes Identification: The RN identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or 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.

Standards of Professional Performance

The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role, including:

• Ethics: The RN practices ethically.
• Culturally Congruent Practice: The RN practices in a manner congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
• Communication: The RN communicates effectively in all areas of practice.
• Collaboration: The RN collaborates with healthcare consumers and other key stakeholders.
• Leadership: The RN leads within the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Education: The RN seeks knowledge and competence reflecting 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 their own 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.

The RN is expected to engage in professional role activities, including leadership, appropriate to their education and position. The RN is accountable for their professional actions to themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers, and society.

Requirements and Qualifications

Education

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• BSN preferred.
• All newly hired registered nurses must have current BCLS certification or must obtain it 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 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 and 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.