Pre-Admission Testing Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room , Per Diem

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • New London, NH

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About The Position

The Pre-Admission Testing Registered Nurse ensures preoperative optimization, including patient education, for patients undergoing surgical and endoscopic procedures. The nurse works closely with key stakeholders to coordinate patients’ perioperative needs. This per diem role includes reviewing records and conducting patient interviews, providing individualized preoperative education, communicating relevant information to the care team, documenting patient information, and assisting the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) as case load indicates and within the nurse’s training.

Requirements

• Two years of relevant clinical practice.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient medical records for preoperative testing results and use professional nursing judgment to identify and address barriers to optimization for surgical, diagnostic, invasive, noninvasive, and other special procedures.
• Accurately and comprehensively review clinical factors, past medical history, and other relevant information.
• Interview surgical and endoscopy patients, collecting and analyzing clinical and psychosocial data and identifying problems and health patterns or trends that may affect procedural optimization.
• Assess patients’ clinical and psychological needs to promote and maintain safety in preparation for surgery or procedures.
• Use clinical knowledge to optimize patients before their admission date and help prevent surgery cancellations and delays.
• Provide individualized preoperative education using clinical knowledge and established perioperative surgical and anesthetic protocols; identify knowledge deficits and provide additional information as needed.
• Maintain an adequate understanding of operative procedures, required patient preparations, and expected postoperative courses.
• Bring relevant chart-review and interview information to the care team, including information affecting perioperative risk and safe discharge.
• Work independently and effectively as a member of the healthcare team.
• Support positive change and initiatives that improve patient care outcomes.
• Assist the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) as case load indicates, within the nurse’s level of training.
• Participate in departmental quality assessment and improvement plans.
• Use effective and proper phone and email etiquette.
• Communicate with appropriate providers when needed to optimize patients for surgery and anesthesia administration.
• Communicate outstanding preoperative clearance requirements to appropriate members of the surgical team.
• Comply with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, regulations, and standards.
• Attend and participate in hospital and department meetings.
• Meet or exceed New London Hospital’s employment performance standards.
• Educate patients about the perioperative process, including preparation, day-of-surgery requirements, and discharge planning.
• Maintain current professional education appropriate to perioperative services.
• Document relevant health interview data and all instructions and education provided in patients’ medical records.
• Demonstrate basic computer skills in an Electronic Medical Record.

What This Job Offers

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