Registered Nurse (RN) | Pre Anesthesia Call Center

Avera McKennan; United States; On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO from day 1 for eligible hires

Up to 5% retirement match

Career development and mentorship

Job summary

Avera McKennan Hospital is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse to perform preadmission nursing duties, collect patient data, and educate patients undergoing surgical and radiology procedures. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure smooth handoffs and optimal patient care.

The role requires an active RN license in the practicing state, strong communication skills, and the ability to use healthcare technology and information systems.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of practice.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and team.
• Willingness to work with multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Collects patient health data.
• Documents nursing history for assigned patients via phone interviews.
• Initiates anesthesia record and home medication record.
• Ensures appropriate in-hospital referrals are completed to provide optimal patient care.
• Explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation.
• Provides general surgical/clinical education and instructions to all interviewed surgical patients.
• Collaborates with patients and healthcare providers in care delivery.
• Utilizes healthcare technology and/or information management systems in the preadmission nursing role.
• Participates in department quality improvement activities.
• Supports follow-up calls per outlined protocols.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

RN license (state)

Job description

Location: Avera McKennan Hospital Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Pay Range: The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience. $27.75 - $41.25

Position Highlights

This position is 32 hrs/week You Belong at Avera Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. A Brief Overview Responsible to obtain medical history on pre-surgical and clinical radiology specials patients and provide education. Assists in completing of charts for surgical procedures, radiology specials procedures and other areas as directed. Responsible for applicable assessment, triage, planning, education on interventions/options, education and evaluation of outcomes. This role provides support and follow-up calls per outlined protocols, facilitating referrals to local physicians and community services and ensures hand-offs between services are completed.

What you will do

• Collects patient health data.
• Documents nursing history for assigned patients via phone interviews.
• Initiates anesthesia record and home medication record.
• Assures appropriate in hospital referrals are completed to provide optimal patient care (i.e., pastoral care, anesthesia, patient representative).
• Explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, and decrease apprehension.
• Provides general surgical/clinical education and instructions to all interviewed surgical patients, responds to patient questions and refers patients.
• Decisions and actions on behalf of clients are determined in a manner consisted with the ANA's Code of Ethics.
• Collaborates with the patient, significant others, and healthcare providers in providing patient care.
• Utilizes research/evidence-based finding in practice if appropriate.
• Participates in department or unit quality improvement activities.
• Knowledge and skills sufficient to integrate the use of healthcare technology and/or information management systems into the preadmission nursing role.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience

Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice

Upon Hire Expectations and Standards

Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community. Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship. Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity. Maintain confidentiality. Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment. Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

• Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees.
• We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives.
• Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail]. At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.