Registered Nurse Pre-Admission Testing

USPI • Las Vegas, NV

20h

About The Position

Durango Outpatient Surgery Center has an opening for a Registered Nurse Pre-Admission Testing  (PAT)

Durango Outpatient Surgery Center is a fast-paced Ambulatory Surgery Center committed to producing the highest quality work and experience for patients and their families.  Our mission is to provide first-class surgical services to the local community in a safe, comfortable, welcoming environment, one in which we would be happy to treat our own families. We have 5 operating rooms offering a full range of surgical procedures including: Bariatrics, Colorectal, General Surgery/Robotics, GI, OB/Gynecology, Sports Medicine, Orthopedic, Pain Management, Podiatry, and Spine.

What You Will Do   (Job Summary):   

The Pre-Admission Nurse performs a verbal assessment with the patient prior to admission via a phone interview as well as collects the patient’s medical history from previous medical records and integrates information into facilities’ web-based patient medical portal. The nurse also works closely with the surgeons’ offices and anesthesia groups in coordinating the patient’s needs prior to surgery.

Responsibilities

• Practice appropriate telephone and patient triage skills, being aware of the need to balance quality care with efficient use of time and resources.
• Perform verbal assessment with patient prior to admission – in person or via telephone, communicating information to appropriate team members.
• Ensure pre-operative care requirements of patients are accomplished through use of the nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Perform patient teaching/education as established by the department.
• Assess pertinent information, plan, implement, and document interventions and evaluate results.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) - Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees