Pre-Admission Testing RN (FT)

Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital; Kentucky; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital is seeking a Pre-Admission Testing Registered Nurse (full-time) to support the perioperative team and ensure smooth preoperative workflows.

This role involves coordinating with the Surgery Scheduler, pulling charts, obtaining pre-anesthesia histories, and communicating with anesthesia, scheduling, and pre/post-op staff to ensure accurate schedules and ready patient charts for surgery days.

Qualifications

• Current licensure in this State as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BCLS certification.
• Mental and physical health sufficient to meet the demands of the position.
• Intermittent physical mobility including walking, standing, bending, and light lifting.

Responsibilities

• Works with Surgery Scheduler to maintain an accurate OR schedule and assign patient arrival times.
• Pull charts and forms, assemble patient charts with orders and discharge instructions.
• Answer messages on voice mail.
• Call patients to obtain a pre-anesthesia health history and document it.
• Coordinate with anesthesia regarding questions or concerns for scheduled patients.
• Communicate changes or patient concerns with relevant teams.
• Ensure next-day patients are called and charts are ready for surgery day.
• Verify the PAT is ordered and on the chart; alert physician/anesthesia of abnormal findings.
• Maintain an up-to-date OR schedule.
• Communicate teachings and orders with doctors and offices.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education

RN licensure (state)

BCLS certification

Job description

Pre-Admission Testing Registered Nurse (Full-Time)

We look forward to finding new team members with the commitment and talent to help us provide excellent care for our patients as the best quality, value and choice in the region. At Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital, our mission is to Elevate the Standard of Health Care in Our Community, and our core values guide the way we fulfill our mission. In service to each patient, we value quality, compassion, and care you can trust.

The job description for the Pre-Admission Assessment Nurse incorporates the summary and responsibilities of the Registered Nurse job description and the specific duties listed below. The job description for the Pre-Admission Assessment Nurse incorporates the summary description, responsibilities and qualifications from the registered nurse job description and adds the specific duties listed below. The Pre-Admission Assessment (PAT) Nurse reports to the Pre-Admission (PAT) Team Lead and the Clinical Nurse Manager (PAT, Scheduling, Pre-op, PACU).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with Surgery Scheduler to maintain an accurate Operating Room (OR) schedule for the next surgery day, assigns patient arrival times and makes note of any specific surgeon or patient needs.
• Pull charts and specific forms together. Assembles patient charts with appropriate orders and discharge instructions.
• Answer any messages on voice mail.
• Call patients to obtain an accurate pre-anesthesia health history, and documents in the medical record.
• Work with anesthesia concerning any questions, problems or concerns pertaining to patients on the schedule.
• Communicates with the Nurse Manger, anesthesia, scheduling and the pre-post op nurses about changes or patient concerns.
• Make sure all patients for next day are called and charts are ready for day of surgery.
• Ensure that the appropriate PAT has been ordered and is on the chart for surgery. Contacts ordering physician or anesthesia of abnormal critical findings.
• Maintain up-to-date OR schedule.
• Communicate with doctors and their offices concerning specific teachings and orders.
• All other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current licensure in this State as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BCLS certification.
• Mental and physical health sufficient to meet the demands of the position.
• Intermittent physical mobility/activity including walking, standing, sitting, light lifting, pulling or pushing carts, charts and equipment. Must be able to bend body downward at the waist and be able to kneel.