Pre-Admit Staff Nurse - Per Diem

Tahoe Forest Health System; Truckee (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BLS Certification included

Job summary

Tahoe Forest Health System is seeking a skilled perioperative registered nurse to coordinate quality care for surgical patients across age groups. The role involves coordinating pre-admission activities with physicians, anesthesia, and surgical services, and ensuring tests and records are completed before procedures.

Qualified candidates hold a CA RN license, ADN or equivalent, and have 1–2 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• RN license in California (CA RN)
• Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) or equivalent
• 1-2 years relevant experience
• BLS certification required
• Strong communication and leadership abilities

Responsibilities

• Assess physical and psychosocial needs of surgical patients.
• Coordinate perioperative needs with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate pre-admission processes with physicians, registration, anesthesia, and surgical services.
• Ensure testing, labs, imaging, and medical records are complete before procedures.
• Promote clear communication among care teams and patients.
• Support education/resources for disease management prior to procedures.
• Pursue professional growth and adhere to surgical service standards.

Job description

Rate of Pay: $79.54/hour + DOE (Base Pay of $70.71/hour includes 12.5% per diem differential)

Summary
Utilizes the nursing process to coordinate and plan quality care for surgical clients of all age groups undergoing surgical procedures. Coordinates the pre-admission process in collaboration with Physician’s offices, Patient Registration Department, Anesthesia, and Surgical Services Departments. Coordinates healthcare services for patients in need of additional education or resources for the management of their disease in advance of an impending procedure. Coordinates educational resources, provider orders and ensures proper testing, labs, imaging, and medical records are completed and results are available prior to scheduled procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assesses physical and psychosocial needs of patients.

• Assists patients through the healthcare system and coordinates peri-operative needs with all internal and external stakeholders, including primary and specialty care teams, operating room staff, anesthesiologists, hospitalists, and the patient/ patient's representatives.
• Works directly with peri-operative provider team to achieve a standardized, best practice and outcomes-based approach to patients and their perioperative needs, including management of patients with multiple co-morbidities or high risk for readmission to a hospital setting.
• Coordinates continuity of patient care with internal and external healthcare providers, including the patient's primary care physician.
• Coordinates continuity of patient care with patients, their family, and primary care physician following hospital admission, discharge, and follow up calls.
• Facilitates patient medication management under the guidance of Anesthesiologist, Pre-Surgery Physician, or the patient's primary care team.
• Promotes clear communication amongst a care team and treating clinicians by ensuring awareness regarding patient care plans.
• Participates in developing operational and programmatic improvements to the perioperative clinic, in coordination with administration and physician leadership.
• Pursues professional growth.
• Follows patient care standards related to Surgical Services.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Education/Experience
Associate's Degree Degree from college or vocational school from a National League of Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or equivalent accredited school of nursing. The nurse shall have completed a nursing education program that included clinical experiences with actual patients under the supervision of qualified faculty.

1-2 years relevant experience

Required Licenses/Certifications
California Registered Nurse (RN)

• Upon hire
• Within 3 months of hire into job (Effective December 2022, if hired as a temporary or seasonal RN, must have current CA RN license only.)

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers

• Upon hire

BLS/ACLS/PALS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS, ACLS, and/or PALS certification).

Within 6 months of hire into job

Other Experience/Qualifications

Required:

• Confidence and ability to communicate and outreach to other stakeholders in the perioperative process
• Leadership ability

Preferred:

Previous Ambulatory Surgery experience

Membership in American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)

Equal Opportunity Employer
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