Registered Nurse

Bridgeport Hospital is a private, not-for-profit acute care hospital located in Connecticut’s most populous city, primarily serving patients from Fairfield and New Haven Counties. Burn patients are seen in The Connecticut Burn Center—the only burn center in Connecticut—from throughout the state and neighboring states.

**Demonstrates basic skill in assessment of health care needs.** * Demonstrates basic skill in interviewing, observing and collecting health care data, performing systems assessment, identifying patient support system on admission according to hospital policy. **Demonstrates basic skill in planning for patient health care needs.** * Initiates clinical pathway utilizing admission assessment and guidelines for nursing care according to hospital policies. **Demonstrates basic skills in implementing care to meet patient care needs.** * Prioritizes patient care based on assessment. **Demonstrates basic skill in evaluating care delivered.** * Assesses patient responses to medical and nursing interventions based on expected outcomes. **Documents outcomes appropriately, accurately and consistently.** * Completes Admission Assessment Forms. **Demonstrates basic leadership skills and professional growth.** * Identifies areas in performance needing improvement as evidenced by completion of self assessment skills checklist and ongoing communication with supervisor. **Performs decentralized laboratory testing as credentialed and following established policies and procedures.** * Appropriately collects specimens, performs test and interprets results.

**EDUCATION** * Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing. Those with a Diploma or Associate's Degree need to show evidence that they are actively enrolled in a BSN or MSN program. **EXPERIENCE** **LICENSURE** * Licensed and a currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut. All newly hired Registered Nurses must have current BCLS certification or obtain within one month of hire. **SPECIAL SKILLS** * Good interpersonal skills. Successful completion of orientation. **PHYSICAL DEMAND** * Requires prolonged standing; walking; use of sight, hearing and touch; moving/lifting patients of varying weights.