Registered Nurse - Post Operative - HASC, Full time at Yale New Haven Health in Greenwich, Connecticut

Job Description:

OVERVIEW

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

The Registered Nurse practices within the Patient and Family Centered Care Model will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients, coordinate ancillary staff and collaborate with interdisciplinary health care team.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Ambulatory Surgical Center is situated at 55 Holly Hill. Located on the third floor, the facility has a fully functioning Pre- Op and Post Op areas with 4 state of the art Operating Rooms suites where efficiency and quality care is the hallmark. HASC provides highly qualified board certified surgeons for same-day surgical procedures, including ophthalmology, oculoplastic, gynecological, plastic, pediatric, orthopedic and arthroscopic surgeries, all with full anesthesia coverage. HASC is staffed with highly trained RN's (ACLS and PALS) in the Pre Op/Post Op area and Operating Room. HASC provides highly skilled nursing care, assesses the patient as a whole and provides pre op/post op instructions to promote a positive surgical experience for the patient and family.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

RESPONSIBILITIES

* 1. Nursing Practice/Nursing Process

* 1.1 Delivers and coordinates safe, competent, and effective patient focused care demonstrating knowledge and clinical proficiency within their practicing specialty area.

* 2. Professional Integration

* 2.1 Serves as a positive professional role model demonstrating accountability and responsibility through professional behavior.

* 3. Leadership

* 3.1 Uses effective communication, time management and prioritization skills.

* 4. Communication/Collaboration

* 4.1 Demonstrates a commitment to honor and respect the dignity of each person within their department/unit

* 5. Quality/Performance Management

* 5.1 Contributes to department effectiveness by offering suggestions and ideas that improve performance.

* 6. Support of Unit Goals

* 6.1 Dedicates work time in the areas of leadership, education, nursing practice or performance management to support advancement of unit goals in agreement with the Nurse Manager.

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QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; BSN strongly recommended.

EXPERIENCE

Post operative recovery and/or critical care experience preferred. Candidate who has perioperative experience ( pre-op and intraop- can scrub and circulate) is highly desirable.

LICENSURE

RN in State of Connecticut or Permit; Basic Life Support (BLS), ACLS and PALS certification

PHYSICAL DEMAND

May be exposure to infectious diseases. Will be exposed 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. Frequently bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting and lifting. Must be able to assist pushing/pulling/lifting patients ranging from five (5) to three hundred (300) pounds.