What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing - Infection Control RN position at Yale New Haven Health?
The Registered Nurse (RN) at Yale New Haven Health System provides high-quality, patient-centered care while adhering to ethical and legal standards.
RNs engage in comprehensive assessments, effective communication, and collaboration with healthcare teams to ensure positive patient outcomes.
They uphold nursing professional governance and utilize evidence-based practice to promote health and safety.
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, ensuring quality outcomes.
We value Nursing Professional Governance, and use evidence and data to support our practice with the patient and family at the center, always.
- Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family encompasses an understanding and integration of cultural and diversity into practice
- Includes communicating and working collaboratively with the patient, family and healthcare team members
- Includes respecting the patient's values, preferences, expressed needs and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, in formulating healthcare outcomes and in the evaluation process.
The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by utilizing the nursing process components of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation and evaluation.
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 the actual and potential diagnoses or the issues
Outcomes Identification: The RN identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the 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.
STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role, including activities related to ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health.
The RN is accountable to their professional actions to themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers and ultimately to society.
The RN practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
Communication: The RN communicates effectively in all areas of practice
Collaboration: The RN collaborates with healthcare consumer and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice
Education: The RN seeks knowledge and competence that reflects 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 own's 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
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
May be exposed to infectious diseases
Registered Nurse, Patient Care, Healthcare, Nursing Practice, Clinical Care, Patient-Centered Care, Evidence-Based Practice, Health Promotion, Collaboration, Compassionate Care
