New Grad RN Spring/Summer 2021: Psychiatry at Yale New Haven Health in New Haven, 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.

As a core member of the Care delivery team, the Clinical Nurse practices as the patients nurse and collaborates
with the team to facilitate the coordination of patient care at the unit level. Through utilization of the nursing process ,
the clinical nurse diagnoses and treats patient and family responses to actual or potential health problems. The
Clinical Nurse is accountable to the patient, family, peers, and Manager.
Patient and family centered care (PFCC) at YNHH is demonstrated by working with patients and their families based
on the 4 principles of PFCC: participation, dignity and respect, information sharing, and collaboration. This includes
providing service excellence by creating a great "First Impression" by demonstrating exemplary customer service
skills for all customer groups including patients, families/friends, physicians, staff and support department personnel.
Adheres to the "I Am YNHH" service excellence pledge and promotes a positive work environment.
EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES
30 1. Nursing Process
The Clinical Nurse I (CN I) utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention andevaluation while caring for our patients maintaining confidentiality and dignity. The Clinical Nurseprovides safe, effective evidenced based care tailored to the individual needs of the patient and family .As a core member of the care delivery team, the Clinical Nurse partners with the team to facilitate thecoordination of patient care at the unit level utilizing the principles of patient/family centered care.

1 .1
The clinical nurse uses a 5 step process to deliver high quality comprehensive and individualized careincorporating:
1. Patient assessment
2. Problem identification
3. Establishment of desired outcomes
4. Implementation of interventions
5. Evaluation of care with necessary revisions.

1 .2

2. Clinician Patient Relationship

2 .1 Demonstrates a holistic and caring approach throughout the nurse patient relationship.

3. Clinical Expertise / Problem Solving
Collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary team to support the work of the team, unit activities,and the accomplishment of positive patient outcomes.

3 .1Collaboration/Teamwork
Delegates responsibilities to appropriate members of the care delivery team based upon anunderstanding of others' roles, scope of practice, knowledge, and capabilities to ensure optimalutilization of personnel.

4 .1
4 .2 Contributes to a positive work environment by being responsive to the need for change.

Maintains a collaborative work relationship with staff members through respect and recognition ofcultural and human diversity.
4 .3. Practice Development / Positive Impact (improvement of the self and improvement of the practice of nursing}

5 .1 Successfully completes the competency based orientation within designated time frame.
5 .2 Participates with team members in activities to improve care environment.
5 .3 Responsible for being current with staff meeting minutes.
5 .4 Actively supports student learning.
5 .5 Assumes responsibility for continued learning and integration of evidence based practice.

5 .6 Identifies self learning needs and actively participates in meeting them in collaboration with theleadership team. Sets and achieves professional goals.
5 .7 Delivers excellence in patient care through compliance with all patient safety and regulatory initiatives.. Leadership

Communicates in a calm professional manner with patients, families, colleagues, members of the careteam, and other hospital personnel, accepts and elicits feedback, and works toward resolving problemsand clarifying issues and concerns.
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6 .2 Uses resources in a fiscally sound manner.

Qualifications

EDUCATION (number of years and type required to perform the position duties):
Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing., Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State ofConnecticut., All newly hired Registered Nurses musthave current BCLS certification or must obtain within one month of hire.

BSN preferred

EXPERIENCE (number of years and type required to meet an acceptable level of performance):
Clinical Nurse is the basic level for new graduates and all registered nurses ., All RNs are expected to advance totheir optimal level of functioning through promotion.

SPECIAL SKILLS:
Excellent communications, interpersonal, coordinative, and organizational skills.

ACCOUNTABILITY (how this position is held accountable for such as goals achievement, budget adherence, orother areas of accountability):
Provides nursing care to an individual or group of patients; recognizes changes in patients condition and reportssuch changes to Physician and/or Patient Services Manager., Utilizes and manages material resources in acost effective manner.

COMPLEXITY (describe planning, problem solving, decision making, creative activity, or other special factorsinherent in the responsibilities of this position):
In personal and job-related decisions and actions, consistently demonstrates the values of integrity (doing the rightthing), patient-centered (putting patients and families first), respect (valuing all people and embracing all differences),accountability (being responsible and taking action), and compassion (being empathetic).Plans, develops and implements patient care plans; evaluates the effectiveness of existing patient care; evaluatesthe effectiveness of existing patient care plan and modifies plan of care to meet patient needs, Please see RCAPCMP for further details.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: CT RN licensure prior to start date

INFORMATIONAL
SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMAND:
Requires prolonged standing; walking; use of sight, hearing, and touch; moving/lifting patients of varying weights.

Additional Information

New Grad RN Spring/Summer 2021

For those interested in Behavioral Health/Psychiatric Nursing at

Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital

Inpatient units include:

Adolescent

Transitional Youth

Adult

Geriatric

Mood Disorder

Psychiatric Observation*

Crisis Intervention (Psychiatric ED)*

*Previous experience in Behavioral Health as a Psychiatric Tech, Mental Health Worker or

Milieu Counselor strongly preferred for these two units

Positions are benefit eligible

Please complete the application process on this posting to be considered