Pre-Assessment Testing Nurse (RN)-Ambulatory Surgery Center

Pre-Assessment Testing Nurse

Banner Surgery Center Thunderbird is managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners. Conveniently located on the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Campus, the surgery center offers exceptional care and outstanding customer service to patients and physicians in the West Valley of the Phoenix community. This ASC can be adaptable to all specialties and offers 7 operating rooms, 8 Preop bays and 18 PACU Bays. Banner Surgery Center Thunderbird prides itself on its friendly and efficient environment ensuring that patients feel well cared for and their procedures are on time.

Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health have partnered to manage, operate and grow Banner Surgery Centers throughout the Southwest. As one of the fast-growing healthcare partnerships, our focus is to provide exceptional care and outstanding customer service to every patient, every physician, every time. All this while focusing daily on their company core values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. We provide top of the industry health and dental benefits with a matching retirement package. It's a special working environment and one we believe you will greatly enjoy.

Position Summary

The Pre-Assessment Testing Nurse provides the highest level of patient care and will help guide patients through our pre-assessment process as they prepare for surgery. The Pre-Assessment Testing Nurse must have excellent communication skills as they will be working closely with our patients, physicians, physician office staff, and other staff members throughout the surgery center. The Pre-Assessment Testing Nurse is expected to have a high-level of comfort working in a fast-paced, changing environment while managing multiple priorities.

Essential Functions

• Ensures all needed documents/tests are present on charts one to three days prior to the scheduled procedure while taking appropriate action to prevent delays and ensure the safest patient care on the day of surgery.
• Obtain a full patient health assessment and complete a medication reconciliation.
• Follow the admission criteria as set forth by the Medical Director and organization.
• Ensure BMI guidelines are being followed.
• Assist patients with completing a pre-assessment module in Passport one to three days prior to the date of surgery.
• Maintain PAT files on all outpatient surgeries.
• The Pre-assessment nurse will function as a liaison between all members of the health care team internally and externally to ensure coordination of high-quality patient care.
• Provides nursing care in the pre-op department as directed by medical staff and in accordance with PAT Nurse protocol and organizational company objectives and policies.
• Possess strong leadership and critical thinking skills.
• May provide general support to the surgery center, including greeting and assisting patients, visitors, physicians, and ancillary personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

Note: The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• A current valid Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the state of practice is required.
• Current BLS and ACLS required.
• Certification is required. Requires skills and abilities typically attained with at least 1 year of recent RN or LPN experience, preferably in an ambulatory setting. *PALS certification required within 90 days of start date is assigned ASC services pediatrics.

Preferred Qualifications

• A current valid Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the state of practice is required.
• Requires skills and abilities typically attained with at least 3-5 years of recent RN or LPN PAT experience, preferably in an ambulatory setting.