Registered Nurse (Days) - Pre Admission Testing - G.I.

Registered Nurse

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State's largest private employer with over 104,000 employees including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners who are working to change health care for the better. Norwalk Hospital is a 366-bed academic and community medical center serving Fairfield County, Connecticut, and the surrounding New York Metro area. We are a Level II Trauma Center and Joint Replacement Center of Excellence, and we provide advanced cancer, heart, and neuroscience care.

At Norwalk Hospital, we prioritize the health and well-being of our team, fostering a friendly and supportive culture where collaboration and compassion are at the heart of what we do. From the moment you step through our doors, you'll experience a sense of community that makes our hospital a truly special place to work. Our employees feel a deep connection here because we're not just part of the community we are its center.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiological, psychological & cognitive status in relation to proposed anesthesia and surgery following anesthesia's minimum anesthesia guidelines.
• Collaborates with anesthesia, surgeons and their offices, primary care physicians, specialty providers, patients and families to ensure all pre-operative documentation meets patient optimization for anesthesia and surgery.
• Identifies patient's/significant other's learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet them. Provides pre-operative education in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and courteous manner.
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on essential patient and family needs and available resources, identifies potential barriers to surgical optimization by reviewing ecg's, lab results, physical exams; recognizes additional testing required and initiates communication to obtain order.
• Manages patient and family expectations for peri-operative experience.
• Coordinates and communicates interdisciplinary functions to facilitate safe and compliant surgical activities.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Experience

2-5 years peri-operative nursing experience, excellent organizational skills, strong patient/family education skills GI: Minimum of 2-3 years of nursing experience in GI, preop, intra-op, and post-op care.

GI: Member of SGNA, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates. Specialty certification in CGRN OR: specialty certification i.e.: ASPAN, CNOR or AORN or Peri-Op 101; prior pre-surgical admission experience Education Derived Education BSN preferred Credentials: BLS, RN, ACLS

With strong hearts and open minds, we're pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Northwell Health!