Anesthesiology Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner Anesthesiology / Pre-Anesthesia Testing Locums Description

We are seeking a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner / APP for an urgent, full-time locums opportunity in Pre-Anesthesia Testing in Clifton Springs, New York.

This assignment is an excellent opportunity for an APP seeking a consistent Monday Friday schedule with no call and no weekend requirements . The position is focused on outpatient pre-operative assessment, optimization, chart review, data collection, and coordination of care. Patients are being evaluated for upcoming surgeries and are not having surgery on the same day as their pre-operative visit .

The practice is an acute-care hospital setting with an ambulatory, office-type environment dedicated to pre-operative and pre-anesthesia assessment.

The APP will work closely with the Surgery and Anesthesia teams and evaluate patients preparing for procedures in:

• Orthopedics
• General Surgery
• Urology

The clinical environment is primarily focused on chart review, patient assessment, data collection, optimization, and coordination of care . No procedure-based skills are required.

Pay Rate: Details can be discussed further after applying to the job posting.

Travel expenses reimbursed, including:

• Mileage
• Rental car
• Hotel
• Flight

Malpractice Covered

• Conduct comprehensive pre-operative evaluations.
• Assess and optimize patients before upcoming surgical procedures.
• Review H&Ps and relevant patient information.
• Perform detailed chart reviews.
• Review and utilize optimization protocols and resources available within the facility's existing system.
• Collect necessary clinical and patient data.
• Identify patients requiring additional evaluation or optimization.
• Make appropriate referrals as needed.
• Coordinate care with the Surgery and Anesthesia teams.
• Document patient assessments and care in Epic .
• Evaluate approximately 8 9 patients per day .
• Provide care in an outpatient, pre-operative assessment setting.
• Support patients preparing for orthopedic, general surgery, and urology procedures.
• No same-day surgical procedures are involved.
• No procedure-based clinical skills are required.

• Board Certified required.
• Active New York State license in hand required.
• Active BLS certification required.
• BLS certification must be through AHA or RQI .
• Epic experience required.
• APP experience appropriate for a pre-operative or pre-anesthesia setting.
• Current and complete work history is required.
• Work history must not contain gaps of 30+ days .
• Residents and fellows cannot be accepted.
• No specific years of experience are otherwise listed.
• No specific DEA or CSR requirement is listed.
• No teaching-hospital or trauma-level experience is required/listed.
• Agency must pay the applicable APP application fee.
• If malpractice history is involved, whether dismissed or not, a physician statement is required .

• Monday Friday
• 8-hour shifts
• 7:30 AM 3:30 PM
• First patient: 8:00 AM
• Last patient: 3:00 PM
• No call
• No weekends
• No block schedule
• Scheduled coverage
• Approximately 8 9 patients per day
• Outpatient pre-operative visits
• Patients are preparing for future surgery and are not undergoing surgery the same day

The posting identifies the following observed holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas

The listed holiday coverage window is 7:00 PM the day before through 7:00 AM the day after .

• Pre-operative patient assessment
• Pre-anesthesia evaluation
• Patient optimization
• Clinical chart review
• H&P review
• Clinical data collection
• Risk assessment
• Care coordination
• Referral identification and coordination
• Surgical patient preparation
• Familiarity with optimization protocols
• Collaboration with Surgery and Anesthesia teams
• Epic electronic medical record proficiency
• Outpatient clinical assessment
• Strong clinical documentation and communication skills
• Ability to work independently within established protocols
• Ability to manage approximately 8 9 pre-operative patients per day