Ambulatory Surgery Pre and Post - RN

Vitruvian Health • Cleveland, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ambulatory Pre-Op/Post-Op RN delivers safe, patient- and family-centered care across the surgical continuum. This role utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to prepare patients for procedures and manage their recovery before discharge.

Requirements

• RN license
• Experience in pre-operative and post-operative care
• Proficiency in the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation)
• Ability to perform physical and psychosocial patient assessments
• Knowledge of medical histories and informed consent verification
• Skill in starting intravenous (IV) lines
• Ability to administer pre-op medications
• Competence in monitoring patient vitals, hemodynamic status, and level of consciousness
• Experience in pain management and treatment of side effects like nausea
• Proficiency in aseptic technique
• Ability to complete post-anesthesia documentation
• Skill in providing discharge instructions and post-op care education

Responsibilities

• Perform physical and psychosocial patient assessments, review medical histories, and verify surgical site/informed consent.
• Review daily schedules, prepare clinical care areas, and complete pre-operative phone interviews or scheduling.
• Start intravenous (IV) lines, administer pre-op medications, and obtain necessary diagnostic test results.
• Communicate patient status changes or clinical concerns to surgeons, anesthesiologists, and family members.
• Monitor patient vitals, hemodynamic status, and level of consciousness as they emerge from anesthesia or sedation.
• Manage post-procedural pain, treat side effects like nausea, and use aseptic technique for wound or surgical site checks.
• Complete post-anesthesia documentation and verify that strict clinical discharge criteria are fully met.
• Deliver thorough discharge instructions and post-op care education to the patient and their designated caregiver.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed