Registered Nurse - PACU Specialist

Overview\n\nJoin our healthcare team and contribute to our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care. At Bridgeport Hospital, we are dedicated to providing quality medical treatment that prioritizes the individual needs of each patient. As a member of our team, you will participate in a collaborative approach to healthcare, ensuring continuous and comprehensive care for all patients.\n\nAs a vital part of the Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS), the Registered Nurse (RN) in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) plays a crucial role in enhancing patient experiences and outcomes. You will practice nursing within the ethical and legal standards set by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act and uphold the highest standards of care as defined by professional nursing organizations.\n\nResponsibilities\n

• Standards of Practice : Utilize the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to deliver exceptional care.\n
• Coordination of Care : Ensure seamless transitions in care while working within a multidisciplinary team.\n
• Health Education : Promote health and safety by employing effective teaching strategies tailored to individual patient needs.\n
• Professional Performance : Engage in continuous personal and professional development, ensuring practice is ethical, culturally aware, and collaborative.\n\nQualifications\n\nEducation : Graduation from an accredited nursing program is required, BSN preferred. Current BCLS certification is necessary within one month of hire.\n\nExperience : All registered nurses are encouraged to pursue further advancement through our SPIRE clinical advancement program.\n\nLicensure : Must be licensed and registered as a nurse in the State of Connecticut. Specialty certification is highly encouraged.\n\nSpecial Skills : Recognition of one's foundational role as an RN, with a commitment to professional growth.\n\nPhysical Demand : The role necessitates prolonged standing and walking; exposure to infectious diseases; managing physical, mental, and emotional challenges; and the ability to assist patients weighing between 5 to 300 pounds.\n\nAdditional Information\n\nThis position is covered by the Connecticut Healthcare Associates Collective Bargaining Agreement.\n\nOrthopedic RN experience is preferred.\n\nYNHHS Requisition ID : 162257