RN - PAAC

Carle Health•Urbana, IL

3h•Onsite

About The Position

The RN 2 - Pre-Anesthesia Assessment Center is responsible for ensuring that all pre-anesthesia requirements are fulfilled for each surgical patient. Acts as an advocate to assist patients/families/caregivers throughout the pre-surgical process. Applies the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient's pre-anesthesia clearance/preparedness. Provides education and support to the surgical patient respective to their current health state/plan of care.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
College Diploma: Nursing
Work Experience

Responsibilities

Resource to ensure that the pre-anesthesia requirements are completed
Provides support and direction to surgery schedulers, surgeon's office, and OR schedulers
Serves as a liaison with the surgeon's office, PCP, DHI, ASC, Pre-Op, and MOR
Maintains knowledge of all tests, medications, and possible contraindications associated with anesthesia
Completion of the Pre-Op checklist >/= 48 hours prior to surgery date (excluding emergent/add-on cases)
Performs ROS, medication reconciliation, reviews health history and surgical history on all patients having surgery with anesthesia sedation for the providers prior to the HP,this is done either on phone or in person
Performs the Pre-Day calls to patients having surgery at main hospital and Champaign ASC (includes surgery report time, review of medications to take in AM following anesthesia policy and answer any questions)
Completes the VTE score if needed at Pre-Day call
Reinforces diet/bowel preps with patients at Pre-Day call
Reinforces the CHG bath instructions with patients at Pre-Day call
Works with Pre-Anesthesia Center Providers in obtaining additional test/forms, teaching on medication, informing pts of lab/test results, assisting pts with ordering additional tests as deemed by providers for surgical clearance