Preoperative Assessment RN: Care Coordination & Safety

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; Boardman Township (OH); On-site; USD 47,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health is seeking a Pre-Assessment Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver comprehensive preoperative assessments for surgical and procedural patients, coordinating with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and scheduling teams to ensure readiness and safety.

The role emphasizes identifying risk factors, ensuring testing and documentation, providing patient education, and maintaining accurate EMR records in a fast-paced perioperative setting.

Qualifications

• Diploma Nurse Program completed (required).
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Minimum 2 years acute care nursing experience required.
• Perioperative Services, PACU, ICU or Pre-Admission experience preferred (less than 1 year).

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive preoperative nursing assessments via telephone, virtual, or in person encounters.
• Escalates abnormal findings, high risk conditions, or unresolved issues to appropriate clinical leadership or anesthesia providers.
• Reviews patient medical history, medications, allergies, diagnostic results, and previous anesthesia or surgical history.
• Identifies surgical and anesthesia risk factors and applies established perioperative screening guidelines.
• Coordinates preoperative testing, specialty clearances, and follow up evaluations as indicated.
• Provides patient education regarding preoperative instructions, medication management, NPO guidelines, and day of surgery expectations.
• Collaborates with anesthesia, surgeons, OR scheduling, and perioperative teams to support safe surgical planning and reduce delays or cancellations.
• Ensures accurate, complete, and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives to optimize perioperative workflows and patient outcomes.

Skills

Acute care nursing

Preoperative assessment

Patient education

EMR documentation

Education

Diploma Nurse Program

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Riverside Health is seeking a Pre-Assessment Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver comprehensive preoperative assessments for surgical and procedural patients, coordinating with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and scheduling teams to ensure readiness and safety.

The role emphasizes identifying risk factors, ensuring testing and documentation, providing patient education, and maintaining accurate EMR records in a fast-paced perioperative setting.