PRE-ADMIT TESTING RN, Full Time

UHS•Reno, NV

About The Position

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com What we at Sierra Medical Center value: • Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family. • Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch. • Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives. • Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care. • Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards. • Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone. • Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve. • Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com This Pre-Admission Registered Nurse (RN) opportunity is full time, offers full benefits and a convenient schedule. We are looking for a dynamic individual that will help provide direct and indirect patient care in the Pre-admission testing area. As the Pre- admission Nurse communicates with physicians/Nurse Managers /Directors and co-workers, as appropriate about changes in patient’s clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Additionally, is able to perform general nursing duties in all departments with adequate supervision. Maintains performance improvement activities within the Surgical Services line and participates in CQI activities. Will back-up the Nurse Navigator in the Participate in the Joint and Spine monthly educational classes.

Requirements

Current state Registered Nurse Licensure, within state of practice.
Current BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

ACLS and PALS preferred

Responsibilities

Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy and determines appropriate needs of assigned patients as evidence by appropriate documentation. This includes: pediatric, geriatric and the general patient population.
Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
Ability to perform waived testing (point-of-care testing) per Clinical Laboratory’s and the resident care unit’s policies and procedures.
Insures appropriate patient preparation as well as timely completion of chart prior to surgery, special procedure, transfer or discharge.
Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families. Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers