RN Preop Evaluation

Sarah Bush Lincoln • West Branch, MI

3d • $32 - $50

About The Position

PreAnesthesia Testing RN is responsible for promoting continuity of patient care for surgical patients. Coordinates findings from clinic visits and phone screenings to anesthesia providers, ensuring patients are properly screened prior to surgery. Hours: 4 ten-hour shifts per week

Requirements

• RN
• BLS/CPR within 90 days of hire
• ADN (Required)
• BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire. - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• RN-Registered Nurse - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients' conditions and care delivery through direct observation, rounding, and data input from other team members.
• Assessment- Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient's health or the situation. Recognizes normal and abnormal findings when gathering data.
• Collaborates with peers to guide and direct policy and procedure reviews and revisions as necessary.
• Consults and collaborates with nursing and other disciplines to assure appropriate patient/family education.
• Consults with Anesthesiologists and coordinates preoperative orders for testing and consultations with other disciplines.
• Contributes to the quality of patient care and nursing practice through a collaborative approach to patient care and its documentation.
• Coordination of Care- Plans and evaluates care in collaboration with appropriate disciplines for assigned patients.
• Demonstrates adherence to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines.
• Demonstrates adherence to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines.
• Evaluation- Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes. Reports data and outcomes to as appropriate to physician and/or other disciplines.
• Implementation - Implements care and supervises care delivered by other team members in alignment with the plan of care and approved safety and infection control standards.
• Knowledge - In collaboration with Leader/Director, actively pursues required knowledge and skills through orientation activities specific to the unit, unit based in-service programs, reading current literature and seeking new clinical learning opportunities.
• Outcomes Identification - Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation.
• Performs preoperative anesthesia evaluations and advises Anesthesia providers of findings.
• Planning - Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
• Relationships - Establishes effective working relationships with peers, physicians, and other members of the health care team. Identifies and confers with appropriate resources regarding patient care decisions.
• Responsible for ensuring consistent compliance with Joint Commission standards, Illinois Department of Public Health and other appropriate regulatory agency standards.
• Responsible for evaluation of operational outcomes related to preoperative assessment
• Serves as a liaison between patient, anesthesia, surgical services, surgeons, consultants, ancillary departments and physician office staff.
• Teaching - Employs teaching strategies to promote health and a safe environment.

Benefits

• Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us!
• We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area.
• Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs.
• We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers.
• We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees