Registered Nurse - Perioperative Risk Assessment

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join its expanding Perioperative Risk Assessment Team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee. The RN screens pediatric patients scheduled for procedures requiring anesthesia, reviews available medical history and health information for potential perioperative or anesthesia-related risk factors, and escalates concerns that need additional assessment or optimization to an Advanced Practice Provider or appropriate anesthesia provider. The RN communicates with patients and families to gather screening information, provides pre-procedure education, and coordinates with surgical and procedural specialties when medical records, testing, additional information, or clinical follow-up are needed. The role works collaboratively with APPs, anesthesia providers, surgical and procedural teams, and other interdisciplinary care team members to support safe, timely, and coordinated patient care and readiness for procedures. The RN also participates in developing and refining the screening process and attends designated team meetings and continuing education activities. This is an in-person ambulatory clinic position with office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The position does not require nights, weekends, or holidays. Vanderbilt Health describes its nursing practice as skilled, specialized care focused on helping patients, families, and communities achieve health and well-being through patient care, education, and research.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
One year of relevant work experience.
Strong clinical assessment, critical-thinking, communication, and care-coordination skills.
Comfort working within a collaborative RN/APP/provider care model.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric nursing experience.
Previous perioperative, PACU, OR, procedural, anesthesia, preoperative, or complex-care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform preoperative screening of pediatric patients scheduled for procedures requiring anesthesia.
Review available medical history and health information to identify potential perioperative or anesthesia-related risk factors.
Identify patients who may need additional clinical assessment and escalate concerns to an APP or appropriate anesthesia provider.
Communicate with patients and families to obtain information needed to complete preoperative screening.
Provide pre-procedure education and reinforce instructions to help families prepare for surgery or a procedure.
Coordinate with surgical and procedural specialties when additional information, medical records, testing, or clinical follow-up is needed.
Support timely identification of concerns that could affect a patient's readiness for anesthesia or a scheduled procedure.
Collaborate with APPs and other perioperative team members to promote safe, efficient, and coordinated patient care.
Participate in ongoing development and refinement of the RN perioperative risk assessment process.
Attend monthly PATCH team meetings and monthly MM&I meetings and Nursing Grand Rounds for continuing education and professional development.
Collaborate in establishing the plan of care, coordinate and implement care delivery, and anticipate patient care needs across the continuum.
Analyze information pertinent to patient care and management to determine nursing diagnoses.
Evaluate patient progress toward goals and apply appropriate interventions to support effective outcomes.
Employ strategies that promote health and a safe environment.