Registered Nurse Pre-Assessment Testing II - Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center

SCA Health•King City, OR

About The Position

SCA Health is hiring a Registered Nurse Pre-Assessment Testing to provide preoperative assessment and peri-anesthesia care at Oregon Outpatient Surgery Center. The nurse supports SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values while contributing to patient-centered, safe, and high-quality care as part of a multidisciplinary perioperative team. The role includes assessing patients before procedures, reviewing medical histories and test results, coordinating screening and clearance, educating patients about medications and care expectations, and developing individualized plans of care. The nurse monitors and documents patient care, protects patient rights and privacy, follows safety and infection-prevention procedures, and communicates with physicians, teammates, and other stakeholders. The position also supports quality improvement, team training, and professional development.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One year of pre-op, PACU, and/or medical-surgical nursing experience.
Current state licensure in good standing to practice.
Current BLS/BCLS certification, or successful completion of a BLS/BCLS course within 90 days of employment.
Current ACLS certification, or successful completion of an ACLS course within 90 days of employment.
When pediatric care is within the facility’s scope of services, current PALS certification or successful completion of a PALS course within 90 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Specialty certification in perioperative or perianesthesia nursing.

Responsibilities

Promote SCA Health’s mission, vision, and values.
Apply knowledge of common disease processes, anesthesia techniques, and surgical or procedural interventions.
Develop individualized perianesthesia plans of care, including communicating patient status throughout the care continuum and evaluating medical histories and surgical plans using PAT anesthesia protocols.
Interview preoperative patients and gather information needed for admission.
Review preoperative test results and notify physicians of results that are outside normal limits or incomplete.
Serve as an initial and primary contact for referral sources, directing screening and clearance for patients scheduled for or potentially scheduled for procedures.
Understand medication actions and educate patients about which medications to take on the day of surgery.
Operate equipment and machinery safely and follow procedures for reporting and correcting unsafe situations.
Speak up about safety concerns and act as a patient advocate.
Handle specimens according to facility policies and procedures.
Follow standard precautions, including use of personal protective equipment.
Administer medications safely using the eight rights of medication administration.
Maintain wound integrity and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels; provide nursing care and monitoring in accordance with policies and procedures.
Perform interventions to protect patients from infection and manage other comorbid conditions as applicable.
Assess patient or designated support person knowledge and provide education about psychosocial, nutritional, medical, pain, and wound management, as well as expected responses to the procedure.
Involve patients or designated support persons in decisions about perioperative care and rehabilitation.
Protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality; provide age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards.
Comply with Universal Protocol and facility site-validation and time-out policies.
Evaluate patient progress toward desired outcomes and provide accurate, concise, relevant hand-off reports.
Delegate tasks in accordance with applicable Nurse Practice Act, nursing board or professional registration requirements, state laws, and job descriptions.
Document episodes of care completely, accurately, and legibly.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with perioperative team members and other stakeholders; contribute to multidisciplinary care planning.
Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects and the performance appraisal process.
Use problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to maintain effective work relationships.
Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
Follow SCA and facility policies and procedures, participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles, and demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
Perform other duties as assigned.