Pre-Admit Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

The Pre-Admit Registered Nurse at Franciscan Surgery Center Responsible for organizing, directing and providing direct patient care and virtual/phone assessments. Participates in planning work of assigned areas and coordinates activities with other patient-care areas. Ensures that patient needs are met. Works closely with team leader and administrator in coordinating patient-care service functions.

Duties & Responsibilities

1) Leadership: Provide unit level leadership and acts as resource for the Surgery Center, including accrediting organizations, corporate compliance, marketing efforts, etc. Consider cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective patient care management.

2) Center Operations: Organize time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management. Organize nursing activities efficiently and effectively. Assist with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability. Document patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures. Provide for comfort in the physical environment by monitoring designated parameters. Use equipment effectively by anticipating patient needs and providing appropriate care. Confirm the proper technique and procedures are used according to accepted standards and practices.

3) Team: Participate as a team member in support of the total peri-

operative process.

4) Communications: Accurately advise patients’ status to others

responsible for the patient’s care. Provide continuity of patient care

by communicating with other personnel and documenting records

accordingly. Accurately comprehend and interpret verbal

orders/directions. Review patient’s medical record/needs in order to

plan care with other health care team members.

5) Compliance: Follow HIPAA and privacy laws in maintaining patient’s privacy and dignity. Assist with the proper and safe positioning of the patient and prepares operative site as directed by established procedures.

6) Pre-Admit Operations: Follows facility policy and assists in assessing the physical and emotional status of the patient upon admission or assessment. Performs thorough admission assessment of patient. Develops a plan of care for the patient based on assessment data and implements admission care. Documents admission care according to policy and procedures. Completes admission checklist when turning care of patient over to operating room personnel. Develops a plan of care for the patient based on the assessment data. Discharges patient when all criteria is met. Maintains order and cleanliness of pre-admit, admission and post-operative areas.

7) Procedures: May provide assistance in total pre/intra/post care of all procedures. May provide a pre-admission clinic area for patient appointments for pre-op assessments.

8) Patient Care: Greets patient and provides comfort and reassurance to the patient and supports the patient’s rights to privacy, dignity and confidentiality. Informs patient about routine care and procedures related to the peri-operative experience. Performs safe and individualized nursing care for the patient in the pre-admission period. Assesses and documents the patient’s physical and emotional status upon arrival in the pre-admit area. Provides nursing care to meet patient needs related to surgical condition and type of anesthesia administered. Monitors patients and informs surgeon or anesthetist of observed complications. Performs thorough patient assessment prior to discharge of the patient. Informs patient and family about appropriate care and procedure to follow upon returning home. Determines that patient and significant other understand conditions that require immediate care/method to obtain immediate care. Provides comfort and reassurance to the patient and promotes privacy and dignity.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

1. Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, and physicians

2. Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, visitors, and general public

3. Ability to make decisions and solve problems

4. Demonstrate appropriate clinical and/or management decisions and competent judgment.

Requirements Required:

1. High school graduate or GED certificate recipient

2. Graduate of accredited school of nursing

3. RN with active license in appropriate state

4. CPR certification

5. ACLS certification

6. Evidence of leadership qualities

7. Strong ethical and moral character references

8. Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal and telephone communication in American English

Preferred

1. PALS certification

2. ASC (Ambulatory Surgery Center) experience

3. Computer literacy

Education: High school graduate/GED and a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the appropriate state.

Certifications: Current CPR and ACLS certifications.

Skills: Evidence of leadership qualities and strong English language skills for written, interpersonal, and telephone communication.

Job quality requirements

1. Accuracy

2. Attention to detail

3. Timeliness

4. Organization

5. Little supervision needed to accomplish task

Dependability

1. Attendance

2. Punctuality

3. Ability to follow instructions

4. Ability to meet deadlines

Physical/mental requirements

1. Ability to sit/stand for long periods; ability to walk

2. Capability for occasional overhead and low reaching

3. Physical strength for equipment needs and patient-care activities

4. Visual and auditory acuity for timely responsiveness and patient-care assessment activities

5. Ability to move quickly in response to patient needs

6. Ability to make frequent judgments and respond to routine problems

7. Ability to make occasional judgments and respond to disasters or emergencies, actual events, or drills

Working conditions (environmental)

1. Well lit and ventilated, with non-hazardous and hazardous equipment

2. Category I: involves occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids and materials

Contacts

1. Patients

2. Patients’ family/significant others

3. Physicians and physician office personnel

4. Facility personnel

5. Hospital personnel

6. Vendors

7. Administration

8. Medical director

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

License/Certification:

RN License (Required)

CPR Certification (Required)

ACLS Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person