Registered Nurse - Emergency Care Center

A Registered Nurse (RN) at Bridgeport Hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional patient-centered medical care. This role involves close collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare teams to deliver holistic and culturally competent nursing services. As an RN, you will perform comprehensive nursing duties including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, and leadership, all within a professional and ethical framework.\n\nOverview\n\nJoin our team and embody the YNHHS vision by supporting our mission and embodying our values. We emphasize integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion in everything we do. At Bridgeport Hospital, we prioritize quality medical care and treatment tailored to the specific needs of our patients as we work towards being recognized as a Patient Centered Medical Home.\n\nAs a vital member of the Yale New Haven Health System, the RN will uphold the mission, vision, and values of YNHHS. This includes practicing professional nursing within the legal and ethical framework established by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards for Nursing Practice. The RN exemplifies leadership, collaboration, effective communication, and ensures positive quality outcomes.\n\nThe RN provides care that : \n

• Establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families, integrating cultural understanding into practice.\n
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.\n
• Respects patients' values, preferences, expressed needs, and involves them in holistic data collection and care planning.\n\nResponsibilities\n
• STANDARDS OF PRACTICE : Guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, the RN demonstrates nursing competencies through the nursing process : assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.\n
• STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE : Expectations include ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.\n\nQualifications\n\nEducation : Graduation from an accredited nursing program. BSN preferred. New hires must have current BCLS certification or obtain it within one month of hire.\n\nExperience : Experience as a Registered Nurse is essential; all RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.\n\nLicensure : Must be currently licensed and registered in the State of Connecticut, with clinical specialty certification encouraged.\n\nSpecial Skills : All RNs are encouraged to seek advancement through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.\n\nPhysical Demand : This position requires prolonged standing, walking, and the use of sight, hearing, and touch. Exposure to infectious diseases is possible, and the candidate will also face physical, mental, and emotional challenges including exposure to end-of-life conditions. Moderate stress and potential injury risk from patient care are also factors. Physical capabilities should include assisting with patients weighing from five (5) to three hundred (300) pounds.\n\nAdditional Information\nTHIS POSITION IS COVERED BY THE CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT\nOrthopedic RN experience preferred.\n\nYNHHS Requisition ID : 162257