What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing - Infection Control RN position at Yale New Haven Health?
Job Description:
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Emergency Care Center (ECC) at Yale New Haven Health System provides patient-centered care in accordance with the institution's mission, vision, values, and professional standards.
This role involves assessing patients' health statuses, collaborating with healthcare teams, and implementing care plans while ensuring ethical and culturally competent practices. The RN is committed to continuous professional development and quality improvement in nursing practice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family
- Communicates and works collaboratively 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, formulation of healthcare outcomes, and evaluation
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.
Standards of Practice:
Nursing Process:
- Assessment: Collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer's health or situation
- Diagnosis: Analyzes assessment data to determine actual and potential diagnoses or issues
- Outcomes Identification: Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or situation
- Planning: Develops and modifies a plan of care that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes
- Implementation: Implements the identified plan
- Coordination of Care: Coordinates care delivery and transitions in care
- Health Teaching and Health Promotion: Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment
- Evaluation: Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes
Standards of Professional Performance:
- Engages in professional role activities, including leadership, appropriate to their education and position
- Practices ethically, congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles
- Communicates effectively in all areas of practice
- Collaborates with healthcare consumers and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice
- Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession
- Sets knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking
- Integrates evidence and research findings into practice
- Contributes to quality nursing practice
- Evaluates owns' and others' nursing practice
- Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible
- Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner
Education and Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
- Registered Nurse is the foundational job description for all RNs
- Licensed and currently registered nurse in the State of employment
Working Conditions:
- May be exposed to infectious diseases
- Moderate stress and risk of injury from patient care
