RN - New Graduate Nurse, Spring 2025 (May Start)- Emergency Department - ER - Yale New Haven Health

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

• 1. Nursing Process
• 1.1 The Clinical Nurse I (CN I) utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation while caring for our patients maintaining confidentiality and dignity. The Clinical Nurse provides 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 the coordination of patient care at the unit level utilizing the principles of patient/family centered care.
• 2. Clinician Patient Relationship
• 2.1 Demonstrates a holistic and caring approach throughout the nurse patient relationship.
• 3. Clinical Expertise / Problem Solving
• 3.1 Collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary team to support the work of the team, unit activities, and the accomplishment of positive patient outcomes.
• 4. Collaboration/Teamwork
• 4.1 Delegates responsibilities to appropriate members of the care delivery team based upon an understanding of others' roles, scope of practice, knowledge, and capabilities to ensure optimal utilization of personnel.
• 5. 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.
• 6. Leadership
• 6.1 Communicates in a calm professional manner with patients, families, colleagues, members of the care team, and other hospital personnel, accepts and elicits feedback, and works toward resolving problems and clarifying issues and concerns.

EDUCATION

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing., Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut., All newly hired Registered Nurses must have current BCLS certification or must obtain within one month of hire.

EXPERIENCE

Clinical Nurse is the basic level for new graduates and all registered nurses., All RNs are expected to advance to their optimal level of functioning through promotion.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Excellent communications, interpersonal, coordinative, and organizational skills.

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Requires prolonged standing; walking; use of sight, hearing, and touch; moving/lifting patients of varying weights.

This is for any GNs who are graduating Late January 2025 - March 2025, must have graduated and pass NCLEX and RN License by early May, and can't be out of clinicals for school for more than 4 months. 

Graduate Nurse training in the Emergency Department at Yale New Haven Hospital is an excellent opportunity for any nurse wanting to work in the Emergency Department. You will be trained in a world class Academic Medical Center Level One Trauma Center, Level Two, and Freestanding Emergency Department. The training takes anywhere from 6 months to one year, you will be enrolled in the 20 week ENA certified Training program, you will be assigned an Educator, an Assistant Patient Service Manager and a Preceptor, for training. We have Off-Shift Coaches for all GNs and RNs to access for off-shifts across the hospital. You will also be enrolled in our One Year Vizient Resideny Program, teaching you on how to transition from a Graduate Nurse to a Career Nurse at YNHHS. If education, continuing education, technology, innovation, and working with really great people are why you chose nursing as a career for yourself and you are someone who thinks Patients come first, apply today to our ER Graduate Nurse Residency Program. You'll have to come with your BSN, a great attitude, and passion for patient care. 

BSN Strongly preferred for External Applicants, plus previous experience in Critical Care or ED, or clinical experience Required. ASN with enrollment in BSN approved for Internals, with Critical Care or ED experience.

January 2025 - March 2025 Nursing Graduates welcome to apply