RN - Graduate-Nursing - Cardiac Telemetry

The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) upholds the YNHHS mission, vision, values and strategic initiatives to provide the highest level of patient centered care. The RN practices professional nursing as a registered nurse within the legal and ethical framework established by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards for Nursing Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and the YNHHS Professional Practice Model. The professional role of the RN is exemplified by leadership, delegation, collaboration, effective communication, and ensuring quality outcomes. The RN provides care that:

Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family, encompassing an understanding and integration of cultural and diversity into practice.

Communicates and works collaboratively with the patient, family, and health care team members.

Respects the patient’s values, preferences, expressed needs and knowledge of the healthcare situation in holistic data collection, in formulating health care outcomes and in the evaluation process.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran.

Responsibilities Standards of Practice: The RN practice is guided by the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2015). Assessment: Collect pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer’s health or situation.

Analyze the assessment data to determine the actual and potential diagnoses.

Planning: Develop and modify a plan of care that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.

Implementation: Implement the identified plan.

Coordination of Care: Coordinate care delivery and transitions in care.

Health Teaching and Health Promotion: Employ strategies to promote health and a safe environment.

Standards of Professional Performance: The ANA Standards of Professional Performance (2015) describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role, including activities related to ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. The RN is expected to engage appropriately in:

Practice in a manner congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.

Collaboration: Collaborate with healthcare consumers and key stakeholders.

Education: Seek knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.

Quality of Practice: Contribute to quality nursing practice.

Professional Practice Evaluation: Evaluate own and others’ nursing practice.

Utilize appropriate resources to provide evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible.

Environmental Health: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. All newly hired registered nurses must have current BCLS certification or must obtain it within one month of hire.

Registered Nurse is the foundational job description for all RNs. Accountability: Accountable to practice within the Scope and Standards of Practice per the Nurse Practice Act of the state. RNs at YNHH are accountable to YNHHS standards of professional behavior and to their chain of command, team members, and the broader community.

Consistently demonstrates the values of integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion in personal and job-related decisions and actions.

Licensed and currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut. Additional Information HVC Cardiac Medical Intermediate Care Unit (5‑2 SP) – 26‑bed cardiovascular medicine inpatient unit. Cardiovascular specialty care includes medical and interventional management of coronary artery disease and atrial/ventricular dysrhythmias (cardiac procedures such as catheterization, angioplasty/stent, pacemaker, ICD, ablations).

HVC Cardiac Surgery Intermediate Care and Step‑Down Unit (5‑3 SP) – 25‑bed cardiac surgery unit, inclusive of 3 step‑down beds caring for a diverse range of cardiac populations, including post‑operative management for CABG, valve replacement, and aneurysm repairs.

HVC Cardiac Intermediate Care and Stepdown Unit (V3E) – 30‑bed cardiac unit located at the Saint Raphael Campus. HVC Cardiac Intermediate Care‑Advanced Heart Failure and Stroke Unit (V5E) – 29‑bed cardiac unit for advanced heart failure and stroke diagnoses, including advanced HF, MI, pre/post cardiac catheterization and/or intervention, pre/post pacer/ICD placement, post‑TNK stroke patients, and other medical issues such as COPD, pneumonia, ACS, chest pain, and those requiring inotropic or vasodilator support.

HVC Cardiac Medical Intermediate Care Unit (5‑7 EP) – 26‑bed, fast‑paced, full telemetry heart and vascular unit. Not a med‑surg unit; patients are primarily general cardiology, post‑cardiac procedure, heart failure, and vascular surgery patients.

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