Registered Nurse - Pre-Admission Testing

Surgery Partners Brand; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 44,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

The Animas Surgical Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for Pre-Admission Testing to coordinate the surgical care continuum, assess and educate patients, and prepare them for safe procedures. The PAT RN reviews health history, meds, allergies, and statuses to identify risks and ensure readiness before surgery, working with anesthesia, surgeons, and other teams.

This role emphasizes strong clinical judgment, communication, and organization in a fast-paced ambulatory setting, with

Qualifications

• RN license currently active in the United States.
• Minimum one year acute care nursing experience; perioperative experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive pre-operative nursing assessments and review health history, medications, allergies, and surgical status.
• Identify perioperative risks and communicate findings to providers for review and intervention.
• Review labs, diagnostics, and clearances to ensure readiness for surgery; coordinate optimization with teams.
• Ensure required pre-operative testing, consultations, documentation, and authorizations are completed.
• Maintain timely documentation in the electronic health record and support process improvements.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Communication

Care coordination

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse - Pre-Admission Testing

Job Category: Nursing

Requisition Number: REGIS040892

• Posted : August 14, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

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Animas Surgical Hospital
575 Rivergate Ln
Durango, CO 81301, USA

Animas Surgical Hospital
575 Rivergate Ln
Durango, CO 81301, USA

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Preadmission

Job Summary: The Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) Registered Nurse serves as a key coordinator in the surgical care continuum, responsible for assessing, educating, and preparing patients for safe surgical and procedural interventions. Through comprehensive pre-operative nursing assessments, chart review, risk screening, patient education, and interdisciplinary collaboration, the PAT RNidentifiespotential clinical concerns,facilitatesmedical optimization, and ensures all necessary pre-operative requirements are completed prior to the day of surgery.

The PAT RN functions as a liaison between patients, surgeons, anesthesia providers, internal medicine providers, and hospital departments to promote patient safety, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and exceptional patient experiences. This role requires strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, organization, communication, and attention to detail while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced ambulatory setting.

Reports to: Department Manager|Director of Patient Care Services

Hourly range: $30.14 - $54.00 (posted hourly range excludes overtime and bonuses which are not guaranteed)

Essential JobFunctions:

Clinical Assessment & Patient Preparation

• Conduct comprehensive pre-operative nursing assessments, including review of health history, medications, allergies, surgical history, anesthesia history, and current health status.
• Identifyactual or potential perioperative risks and communicate findings to theappropriate providersfor review and intervention.
• Review laboratory results, diagnostic testing, medical clearances, andsupportingclinical documentation to ensure readiness for surgery.
• Collaborate with anesthesia, surgeons, internal medicine providers, and other disciplines tofacilitatemedical optimization prior to surgery.
• Ensureall required pre-operative testing, consultations, documentation, and authorizations are completed according to organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Escalate clinical concerns andfacilitatetimelyresolution of issues that mayimpactpatient safety or surgical scheduling.

Care Coordination

• Serve as the primary coordinator of the pre-admission process for assigned patients.
• Facilitate communication among patients, provider offices, anesthesia, nursing, registration, laboratory, radiology, and ancillary departments.
• Track and manage outstanding pre-operative requirements to ensure completion before the scheduled procedure date.
• Maintainaccurateandtimelydocumentation within the electronic health record.
• Assistinidentifyingworkflow inefficiencies andparticipatein process improvement initiatives.
• Provide individualized pre-operative educationregardingsurgical preparation, medication management, fasting requirements, arrival instructions, discharge planning, and post-operative expectations.
• Assess patient understanding and readiness for surgeryutilizingappropriate teachingmethods.
• Ensure patient and family questions are addressed and communicated toappropriate providerswhen needed.
• Promote patient engagement and informed participation in their care.

Professional Nursing Practice

• Utilize the nursing process andevidence-based practice principles in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care needs within the pre-operative setting.
• Demonstrate sound clinical judgment and critical thinking when identifying patient risks and determining appropriate interventions.
• Apply age-specific, cultural, developmental, and psychosocial considerations when caring for patients across the lifespan.
• Maintain competency in perioperative and pre-admission nursing standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, accreditation standards, CMS requirements, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Protect patient confidentiality andmaintaincompliance with HIPAA and organizational privacy standards.
• Identifyand report safety concerns, process gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain professional and collaborative working relationships with patients, families, physicians, providers, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and electronic communication skills.
• Utilize departmental and organizational communication systems effectively, including email, electronic health records, and internal communication platforms.
• Participate in meetings, education, and organizational initiatives asrequired.
• Applies the principles and values of customer service and continuous quality improvement while performingday-to-dayactivities of the position.
• Maintains and protects confidentialityregardingall aspects of patient care,personneland strategic issues.Adheres toConfidentialityPolicy.
• Maintainspositiveattitude and working relationships thatfostersa cooperative work environment.Adheres to the hospital’s Guidelines for Appropriate Conduct in the HR Manual.
• Displays honesty and mutual respect when communicating with peers and other departments.
• Followsthrough onproblems that may compromise effective job performance by usingappropriatechain of command.

AdditionalDuties:

• Demonstrates the spirit ofthe philosophy, mission, and values of the hospital through words and actions and implements them into departmental processes, programs, and the working environment.
• Perform other dutiesasassigned.

MinimumRequirements:

Education: Graduation fromaccreditedschool of nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.

Certification,Licensure: Current RN License. BLS Certification

Experience, Training, Knowledge: Minimum one (1) year acute care nursing experiencerequired.Previousexperience in perioperative services, pre-admission testing, ambulatory surgery, PACU, ICU, ED, or medical-surgical nursing preferred.

Animas Surgical Hospital offers a competitive benefits package including but not limited to health, dental, vision, & life insurance and 401k with employer matching.

Animas Surgical Hospital is adrug freeworkplaceandperforms a pre-employment drug screen which includes marijuana.

Physical Requirements:

Position requires lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to fifty (50) pounds while administering patient care; stooping, kneeling and/or crouching; standing and walking five (5) or more hours per day; reaching, grasping, and handling and/or feeling five (5) or more hours per day. Visual acuity to correctly distinguish skin tone variations, evidence of IV infiltration, infection and to read telemetry, blood pressure gauges,etc.; audio acuity to correctly distinguish various body sounds, i.e. respirators, heart sounds, bowel sounds and to discern sounds made by various types of machinery or equipment which would indicate dangerous or improper operation.

Working Conditions/Environmental Exposures:

Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood, body fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts. Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.

ASH IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS REQUIREMENTS – Aligns with CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Healthcare Personnel

• Hepatitis B- Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine atappropriate intervals
• Influenza- documentation of current seasonal flu vaccine (mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year)
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR Vaccination
• Varicella (chickenpox) - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella Vaccine
• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) - documented proof of immunization
• Tuberculosis Screening -Documentation of a two-step TB skin test within the past year OR lab verification of a negative TB Gold or T-Spot tuberculin test within the past 6 months

* VACCINE RECORDS OR EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO 1ST DAY OF SCHEDULED WORK

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