APP, PRE-ADMISSION TESTING

Marion County Public Health Department; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis is seeking an Advanced Practice RN (PAT) to serve as an educator, advocate and care provider for perioperative patients undergoing elective surgeries. The PAT role focuses on pre-admission testing and medical clearance to optimize outcomes.

The APRN collaborates with anesthesia, surgery and internal medicine teams, conducting histories, physicals, risk assessments, orders and interpretations of tests, and preoperative optimization to ensure safe perioperative care.

Qualifications

• Complete history and physicals for patient’s undergoing elective surgeries
• Optimize comorbidities of patient’s undergoing elective surgeries
• Perform risk stratification for patient’s undergoing elective surgeries
• Order and interpret EKGs, labs, imaging and various cardiac diagnostic testing
• Obtain accurate medication reconciliations and provide perioperative medication management
• Consult with various specialties as needed (Anesthesia, Surgery, Internal Medicine)
• Refer patients to various specialties as needed for further preoperative evaluation and optimization

Responsibilities

• Complete history and physicals for patient’s undergoing elective surgeries
• Optimize comorbidities of patient’s undergoing elective surgeries
• Perform risk stratification for patient’s undergoing elective surgeries
• Order and interpret EKGs, labs, imaging and various cardiac diagnostic testing
• Obtain accurate medication reconciliations and provide perioperative medication management
• Consult with various specialties as needed (Anesthesia, Surgery, Internal Medicine)
• Refer patients to various specialties as needed for further preoperative evaluation and optimization

Job description

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EMG is affiliated with Eskenazi Health and employs physician and advanced practice providers who support the Eskenazi Health system. A multi-specialty provider group, it strives to be a leading primary care provider serving all patients regardless of ability to pay or condition of health while advancing medicine through teaching and research.

Eskenazi Health is one of American's largest safety net health systems with more than 1 million outpatient visits each year. Partnering with the Indiana University School of Medicine, Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana. In addition to the 327-bed hospital located on its downtown Indianapolis campus, Eskenazi Health provides services at 10 federally qualified health care centers and multiple mental health sites and residential facilities located throughout Indianapolis. Eskenazi Health is accredited by The Joint Commission and has been highlighted as one of the nation's 150 best places to work by Becker's Hospital Review for four consecutive years.

Indianapolis offers affordable housing, excellent schools and a wealth of entertainment options, including a variety of amateur and professional sports teams, dynamic museums, live theater productions, symphony and opera concerts, a wide variety of shopping options and restaurants, and numerous outdoor festivals, as well as the famous Indy 500 race each May.

FLSA Status

NA

Job Role Summary

The Advanced Practice RN (APRN) –Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) works as an educator, advocate and care provider and is responsible for the care and well-being of patients being seen for perioperative care and medical clearance.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Complete history and physicals for patient’s undergoing elective surgeries
Optimize comorbidities of patient’s undergoing elective surgeries
Perform risk stratification for patient’s undergoing elective surgeries
Order and interpret EKGs, labs, imaging and various cardiac diagnostic testing
Obtain accurate medication reconciliations and provide perioperative medication management
Consult with various specialties as needed (Anesthesia, Surgery, Internal Medicine)
Refer patients to various specialties as needed for further preoperative evaluation and optimization

Job Requirements

NA

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

NA

Minimum Qualifications, Training, and Experience

Eskenazi Health has been named to Becker's Hospital Review's 2018 list of "150 Great Places to Work In Health Care." This is the 3rd year in a row now that EH has received this honor.