What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pre-Admissions Testing RN position at Prowers Medical Center?
Full Time Position
JOB SUMMARY
General Description
The Pre-admissions Testing Nurse is responsible for obtaining preoperative assessments and testing for Prowers Medical Centers Surgical patients.
Responsibility
The Nurse conducts assessments, documents findings, and ensures information is placed in the patient’s medical record. The Nurse identifies and resolves challenges and obstacles to support an efficient preoperative process leading to surgery. Preoperative education is delivered based on the patient’s diagnosis and planned procedure. A therapeutic environment is maintained, and interdisciplinary collaboration is performed as appropriate.
The role requires the ability to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and accurately document preoperative testing for preoperative patients. Ongoing communication is maintained with physicians, the Nurse Manager, coworkers, and anesthesia providers, as appropriate, regarding changes in a patient’s clinical condition, including diagnostic study results and symptoms.
Responsibilities also include assisting with ensuring that the preoperative history and physical, surgical consent, and physician admission orders are completed and in place for the morning of surgery. All policies and procedures are followed, and scheduling is managed effectively for a variety of surgical procedures, including General Surgery, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, and Ophthalmology, etc. Effectively engages patient interactions of evaluations of surgical care through post-operative phone contact.
Accountability
The Pre-Admissions Testing RN reports directly to the Surgical Services Manager
Special Demands
Mental: Astute communication skills with employees, physicians, visitors, patients/families and Administration. Ability to adjust to job situations, which involve many different people and projects, requiring some independent action and judgment.
Qualifications
Education: Graduate from accredited school of nursing, current state Nurse Licensure, BCLS certification, Maintains appropriate certifications per unit specifications, ACLS certification within one (1) year of employment
Experience: Previous related experience. Graduate nurses with one year of Medical/Surgical experience preferred.
Salary Range
$34.03 – $41.85 per hour based on experience plus night and weekend shift differential. This is a fulltime benefitted position that includes, paid time off, paid sick time, holiday pay, Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, life and disability insurance and automatic enrollment in retirement plan with employer match.
Apply to: Human Resources By: As soon as possible
Contact Information
Michelle Pollart – Human Resources
Prowers Medical Center
401 Kendall Drive
Lamar, CO 81052
Email: michelle.pollart@prowersmedical.com
Phone: 719-336-7119
Fax: 719-336-8360
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It is the policy of this facility to provide equal opportunity to persons regardless of race, religion, age, gender, disability or any other classification in accordance with federal, state and local statues, regulations and ordinances.
Human Resources Department
401 Kendall Drive
Lamar, Colorado 81052
www.prowersmedical.com
email: michelle.pollart@prowersmedical.com
Salary : $34 - $42