Registered Nurse | Pre-Admission Testing | PRN

USPI • Frisco, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN has the responsibility to plan, direct, organize, coordinate, and implement all nursing care services for the Pre-Admission Testing patients in a manner suitable to accepted standards of care. He/she ensures the highest quality and safe delivery of patient care and maintains compliance with professional nursing TJC and all Federal and State standards of care. The RN cares for all ages, from pediatric to geriatric.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Ability to plan, direct, organize, coordinate, and implement nursing care services.
• Knowledge and skill to assess psychosocial, educational, and physical needs of patients.
• Ability to address age-appropriate needs for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations.
• Ability to develop and prioritize a plan of care.
• Ability to identify, implement, and evaluate patient/family education.
• Proficiency in completing pre-operative testing, physician evaluation, and patient teaching.
• Adherence to documentation policies.
• Experience with MediTech system for patient registration, order entry, and allergy documentation.
• Ability to communicate complex patient conditions to Medical or Department Director.

Responsibilities

• Performs direct patient care within the scope of the RN practice act and according to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill level necessary to assess patient’s psychosocial, educational, and physical needs, as well as the ability to address these needs in an age-appropriate manner in the pediatric, adolescent, adult, and/or geriatric patient population.
• Responds quickly and appropriately to emergency situations.
• Develops and prioritizes plan of care to attain measurable goals.
• Identifies educational needs, implements and evaluates learning, and documents patient/family education.
• Responds to patients presenting to the hospital for Pre-Admission testing by completing all necessary pre-operative testing, physician evaluation, and pre-operative patient teaching.
• Follows all documentation policies.
• Utilizes MediTech system for registering patients as needed, entering orders, allergies, and other patient information.
• Notifies the Medical or Department Director of any patients with complex medical conditions/needs or assessment information necessary to provide safe and appropriate patient care in a timely manner.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level