RN Navigator - Preoperative Anesthesia Assessment Clinic

Freeman Health System

About The Position

Our Mission To improve the health of the communities we serve through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions. Schedule: Fulltime What You’ll Do Working under the direction of, and in collaboration with the Director, Assistant Director, Physicians and other staff will develop the department's mission, vision, values, goals, policies, and procedures. Will be responsible to ensure pre-surgical history and physical assessments of patients, which shall include but not be limited to, physical, emotional, clinical, and psychosocial needs of patients and families and findings of such will be communicated appropriately to the surgeon and consulting physicians. In collaboration with the physician, patient and family education will be provided concerning the surgical procedure, pre-operative requirements (including, but not limited to, home medications and required pre-operative preparation), expectations of the hospital stay, and follow-up care at home.

Requirements

Current Missouri Registered Nurse license or current Registered Nurse license from a compact state. If a compact license is held, it must be in the nurses state of residence.
AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers within 30 days.
NIH Stroke Scale Certification within 180 days.
Perioperative RN Competency Day annually by transcript due date.

Nice To Haves

BSN degree preferred

Responsibilities

Working under the direction of, and in collaboration with the Director, Assistant Director, Physicians and other staff will develop the department's mission, vision, values, goals, policies, and procedures.
Will be responsible to ensure pre-surgical history and physical assessments of patients, which shall include but not be limited to, physical, emotional, clinical, and psychosocial needs of patients and families and findings of such will be communicated appropriately to the surgeon and consulting physicians.
In collaboration with the physician, patient and family education will be provided concerning the surgical procedure, pre-operative requirements (including, but not limited to, home medications and required pre-operative preparation), expectations of the hospital stay, and follow-up care at home.

Benefits

For eligible full time and part time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one!
Health, vision, dental insurance
Retirement with employer match
Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation
Milestone payments with longevity of employment
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Extended Sick Pay
Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members
Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc.
As the only locally owned, not-for-profit health system in the area, Freeman focuses on meeting the health and wellness needs of those we serve as well as the needs of our employees.
Freeman in Joplin, Missouri, is a 460-bed, three-hospital system providing comprehensive healthcare services to an area that includes more than 450,000 from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services.