Registered Nurse Pre-Assessment Testing Specialist

14 hours ago


Carrollton, Texas, United States Surgical Care Affiliates Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Registered Nurse Pre-Assessment Testing to join our team at Surgical Care Affiliates. As a Registered Nurse Pre-Assessment Testing, you will be responsible for promoting the mission, vision, and values of SCA, describing the underlying pathophysiology of commonly encountered disease processes, and developing an individualized perianesthesia plan of care by implementing various protocols and procedures.

Responsibilities
  • Communicate the patient's current status throughout the perianesthesia continuum of care.
  • Evaluate the patient's past medical history and surgical plan using the PAT anesthesia protocols.
  • Interview pre-operative patients to gather necessary data to assist for admission.
  • Review all preoperative test results and notify physicians when results are outside normal limits or incomplete.
  • Serve as initial and primary contact for referral sources to direct screening and clearance of patients scheduled for, or potentially to be scheduled for procedures.
  • Understand medications and their actions and educate the patient on which medications need to be taken day of surgery.
  • Demonstrate safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation.
  • Speaking up with safety concerns acting as the patient's advocate.
  • Handling specimens according to facility policy and procedures.
  • Adhering to standard precautions including the use of personal protective equipment.
  • Administering medications safely and correctly by using the 8-rights of safe medication administration.
  • Performing interventions to maintain the integrity of the patient's wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
  • Providing nursing and appropriate monitoring in accordance with policies and procedures.
  • Performing interventions to protect patient from infection.
  • Managing patient's other co-morbid conditions as applicable.
  • Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person.
  • Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medical management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.
  • Involving patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.
  • Protecting patient's rights, dignity, and privacy.
  • Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
  • Complying with Universal Protocol and facility site validation and time-out policy.
  • Evaluate the patient's progress toward attaining outcomes.
  • Provide hand-off report to other teammates that are accurate, concise and pertinent to the patient's condition and response to care.
  • Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act (if applicable), state board of nursing or professional registration requirements, state laws, and job descriptions.
  • Document episode of care completely, accurately, and legibly.
  • Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders.
  • Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning patient care.
  • Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
  • Participate in the performance appraisal process.
  • Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
  • Maintain required competencies.
  • Pursue professional growth.
  • Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
  • Comply with SCA and facility policies and procedures when providing patient care.
  • Actively participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
  • Demonstrate fiscal responsibility.


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