Part Time Pre-Admission Testing RN - Telephone nursing, no direct patient contact, no weekends, no call!

Eye Care Partners Career Opportunities•Blue Ash, OH

15d•Remote

About The Position

EyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit www.eyecare-partners.com. This position is part-time, 20 hours/week. There are never any evenings, weekend, or call! Demonstrates quality patient service during interactions with patients, coworkers, and vendors: Exhibits a positive attitude and is flexible in accepting work assignments and priorities Meets attendance and tardiness expectations Is dependable; follows policies and procedures Mains professionalism in interactions with patients and coworkers.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required
Current RN License, Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
Must have at a minimum previous nursing experience in at least one of the following settings: ambulatory surgical center (ASC), PACU, ICU, Medical Surgical or Telemetry floors
Must be able to provide proof of their identity and their right to work in the United States
Printer, copier, telephone, and fax
Knowledge of patient monitoring and emergency equipment
Walk, stand and sit for prolonged periods of time
Occasionally be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Occasionally be able to push up to an excess of 200 pounds
Occasionally be able to pull/ lift patients with the assistance of other personnel and or assistive devices, up to an excess of 400-500 pounds
Occasionally be able to bend, stoop, kneel and climb

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nursing preferred
Adult Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred

Responsibilities

Maintain a computer database for tracking surgical patients.
Receive appropriate communication from surgery schedulers to schedule each patient for surgery.
Obtain and review all pre-admission testing for the surgical patient.
Conduct a phone assessment of each surgical patient to obtain medical and medication history.
Communicate with primary care physicians, cardiologists, oncologists, etc. to obtain necessary information for appropriate medical evaluation preoperatively.
Communicate directly with the anesthesia staff and surgeons to ensure all questions regarding pre-operative patients are answered prior to surgery to ensure a smooth schedule.
Evaluate patients for allergies and set up allergy testing when appropriate.
Other duties as assigned.