What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse PreadmissionTesting position at Riverview Health?
Job Summary
Coordinates and completes preoperative assessments for patients prior to surgery. Responsibilities include reviewing medical history, performing or verifying required tests (labs, EKGs, imaging), ensuring patient readiness, providing pre-surgical instructions, and communicating with providers to reduce surgical risks and prevent delays or cancellations.
Job Responsibilities
Preferred
Required
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Coordinates and completes preoperative assessments for patients prior to surgery. Responsibilities include reviewing medical history, performing or verifying required tests (labs, EKGs, imaging), ensuring patient readiness, providing pre-surgical instructions, and communicating with providers to reduce surgical risks and prevent delays or cancellations.
Job Responsibilities
- Prepare patient for surgery or procedure. Ensure the patient chart is initiated, complete the patient assessment, confirm the procedure and/or surgical site, initiate patient IV, perform ordered labs, dispense ordered preop medications and fully document all information and care provided.
- Provide instructions to patient and support persons as to what to expect throughout the surgery process.
- Coordinate patient care needs with other disciplines to ensure continuity of care.
- Monitor patient recovery from anesthesia and medical procedures. Regularly monitor and record patient vital signs, including heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration rate.
- Constantly assess patient for adverse reactions to the anesthesia and respond appropriately.
- Educate each patient on the potential for reactions or side effects of anesthesia. Provide post-procedure discharge instructions to the patient and authorized patient representative that include physical, psychological, social, safety and educational and needs of the patient.
- Provide orientation and training of new employees as assigned.
- Function as testing personnel under CLIA1988 regulations as they relate to point of care testing as required.
- Assist with the financial management of the designated area(s) by monitoring supply usage and waste.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Minimum: Associate Degree as a Registered Nurse from an accredited school of nursing
- Preferred: Bachelor's Degree as a Registered Nurse from an accredited school of nursing
- Minimum: Two (2) years previous ambulatory surgery, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), critical care and/or strong medical/surgical nursing experience
- Preferred: Five (5) or more years of above experience with Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) or Certified Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN).
- Registered Nurse valid to practice in the state of Indiana by date of hire or transfer to the position.
- Basic Life Safety (American Heart Association)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Association)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course Certification
Preferred
- Associates or better in Nursing
- Bachelors or better in Nursing
Required
- ACLS
- Registered Nurse
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- ENPC
- PALS
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.