REGISTERED NURSE-PACU RN Per Diem

About the role

To be part of Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS), every employee should understand and share in the organization’s Vision, support its Mission, and live its Values—integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion. At Bridgeport Hospital, we are committed to providing quality, coordinated, patient-centered medical care and treatment tailored to each patient’s specific needs. We strive to achieve benchmarks as a Patient Centered Medical Home and deliver care in a setting where patients are at the center of their care team. All employees of Bridgeport Hospital contribute to this team approach, promoting access, continuous comprehensive care, and quality improvement in patient care.

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 within the legal and ethical framework established by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards for Nursing Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the YNHHS Professional Practice Model. The professional role of the RN is exemplified by leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, and ensuring quality outcomes. YNHHS nurses practice within a framework outlined in the professional practice model, which emphasizes “Achieving outcomes through Autonomy and Accountability.” The RN provides care that:

• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family, integrating cultural and diversity considerations into practice
• Involves 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, care planning, and evaluation

Responsibilities

Standards of Practice

RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015), which describe a competent level of nursing care through the nursing process:

• Assessment: Collects pertinent data and information related to the patient’s health or situation
• Diagnosis: Analyzes assessment data to determine actual and potential diagnoses or issues
• Outcomes Identification: Identifies expected outcomes for an individualized plan of care
• Planning: Develops and modifies a plan of care prescribing strategies and alternatives to achieve expected outcomes
• Implementation: Implements the identified plan, including coordination of care, health teaching, and health promotion
• Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes

Standards of Professional Performance

The RN demonstrates competent professional behavior in activities related to:

• Ethics: Practices ethically
• Culturally Congruent Practice: Practices in a manner congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles
• Communication: Communicates effectively in all areas of practice
• Collaboration: Collaborates with patients and key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice
• Leadership: Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession
• Education: Seeks knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research: Integrates evidence and research findings into practice
• Quality of Practice: Contributes to quality nursing practice
• Professional Practice Evaluation: Evaluates one’s own and others’ nursing practice
• Resource Utilization: Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain safe, effective, fiscally responsible nursing services
• Environmental Health: 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 obtain within one month of hire

Licensure

• Licensed and currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut
• Clinical specialty certification highly encouraged

Experience

• Registered Nurse is the foundational job description for all RNs
• All RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program
• PACU RN experience required

Special Skills

• 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
• Exposure 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
• Frequent bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, and lifting
• Must be able to assist with pushing, pulling, and lifting patients ranging from 5 to 300 pounds