High-Volume Care Vascular Nurse

Overview
Join our dedicated healthcare team, where every team member plays a vital role in fulfilling our mission to deliver exceptional patient-centered care. At Bridgeport Hospital, we prioritize the unique needs of our patients and strive to meet and exceed quality benchmarks as a Patient-Centered Medical Home. Our commitment is to foster a collaborative healthcare environment where patients are at the heart of their care team.

As a key member of the Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS), the Registered Professional Nurse (RN) embodies the YNHHS mission and values while providing the highest standard of care. Adhering to professional nursing guidelines, you will demonstrate leadership, effective communication, and quality outcomes as part of our healthcare team. Our professional practice model emphasizes autonomy and accountability, and we value nursing governance to support evidence-based practices with patients and families at the center.

The RN provides care that:

• Builds and maintains therapeutic relationships with patients and their families;
• Integrates cultural diversity into practice;
• Communicates and collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare team members;
• Respects patients' values, preferences, and knowledge during holistic data collection, healthcare outcome formulation, and evaluation processes.

YNHHS is committed to equal employment opportunities for all, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.

Responsibilities

• Standards of Practice: The RN utilizes the nursing process to deliver competent care, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Tasks include:
• Assessment: Collecting relevant data regarding the patient's health.
• Diagnosis: Analyzing assessment data to identify actual and potential issues.
• Outcomes Identification: Defining expected outcomes individualized to each patient or situation.
• Planning: Creating a care plan that outlines strategies and alternatives to achieve expected outcomes.
• Implementation: Executing the identified care plan.
• Coordination of Care: Overseeing care delivery and transitions.
• Health Teaching and Promotion: Employing strategies to foster health and safety.
• Evaluation: Assessing progress towards outcomes.
• Standards of Professional Performance: The RN engages in leadership and accountability in professional conduct, which encompasses ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, and education.

Qualifications

Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing is required; a BSN is preferred. All newly hired RNs must obtain current BCLS certification within one month of hire.

Experience: This position is foundational for all RNs, with opportunities for advancement through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.

Licensure: Must hold a valid and current nursing license in Connecticut. Clinical specialty certification is highly encouraged.

Special Skills: All RNs are encouraged to pursue advancement through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.

Physical Demands: Requires prolonged standing and walking, as well as effective use of sight, hearing, and touch. May encounter various health conditions, including infectious diseases. Job involves moderate stress and potential risks associated with patient care, with the need to assist in lifting patients weighing from five (5) to three hundred (300) pounds.