Preoperative Registered Nurse

The Preoperative Registered Nurse is dedicated to providing exceptional patient-centered nursing care as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. This role emphasizes preoperative assessment, care planning, and effective implementation while adhering to professional nursing standards and ethical practices. The nurse will foster collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care delivery.\n\nOverview\nTo thrive in our organization, all employees must understand and embrace our Vision, support our Mission, and live by our Values : integrity, patient-centeredness, respect, accountability, and compassion. Our commitment at Bridgeport Hospital is to deliver quality medical care tailored to the specific needs of each patient. We are recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home, where patient involvement is integral to the care team. Each employee contributes to promoting access to continuous, comprehensive care while enhancing the quality of services delivered.\n\nAs a vital member of the healthcare team, the Registered Nurse (RN) exemplifies the mission, vision, and values of Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) in providing top-notch patient-centered care. The RN practices professional nursing within the framework established by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards for Nursing Practice. The RN's role embodies qualities such as leadership, collaboration, effective communication, and ensuring quality outcomes.\n\nThe RN is responsible for : \n

• Assessment : Collecting relevant data and information about the patient's health or situation.\n
• Diagnosis : Analyzing assessment data to identify actual and potential diagnoses.\n
• Outcomes Identification : Defining expected outcomes tailored to the healthcare consumer.\n
• Planning : Developing and updating a plan of care that outlines strategies to achieve expected outcomes.\n
• Implementation : Putting the identified plan into action.\n
• Coordination of Care : Overseeing care delivery and transitions.\n
• Health Teaching and Promotion : Implementing strategies to promote health and ensure a safe environment.\n
• Evaluation : Assessing progress toward achieving outcomes.\n\nQualifications\nEducation : Graduation from an accredited nursing program; BSN preferred. All new RNs must have current BCLS certification or obtain it within one month of hire.\n\nExperience : This role serves as a foundational position for all RNs, with opportunities to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.\n\nLicensure : Must be a licensed and currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut. Clinical specialty certification is highly encouraged.\n\nSpecial Skills : The foundational duties apply to all RNs, with encouragement for advancement through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.\n\nPhysical Demands : This role requires prolonged standing, walking, and the use of sight, hearing, and touch. Exposure to infectious diseases, as well as physical and emotional challenges related to patient care, is inherent. The role involves standing / walking for over half the day, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting while 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\nLocation : Bridgeport Hospital