Pre-Anesthesia Testing Registered Nurse:

Location: Must be flexible to travel between Lebanon and Lancaster Locations

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm, 9am-5:30pm (Five 8hr shifts)

Summary/Objective:
The registered nurse will be responsible for completing all chart prep and evaluation for surgery which includes patient's medical history/medications, completing questionnaires, providing education on surgery/anesthesia, ensuring pre-surgical testing is complete, and evaluating readiness and optimization for surgery. The RN assumes responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice.

Primary Functions:

• Incorporates North Pointe Surgery center's mission, vision and values into planning patient care.
• Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team as defined in unit-based plan for provision of care.
• Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes and adapts the plan of care based on recognized trends and changes.
• Collects and manages comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation under the supervision of the Medical Director and Director of Anesthesia
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues. Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and sensitive plan of care.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers.
• Uses evidence-based practice, critical thinking, clinical decision making, compassion and skilled dialogue, the registered nurse leads efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience.
• Effectively communicates expected standards of care, encourages, and supports team members and their contributions.
• Is responsible for providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the appropriate utilization of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation, in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures.
• Schedules patient airway appointments with anesthesia in relation to the patient selection policy and anesthesia guidelines.
• Monitors the anesthesia work que to ensure that chart reviews are done in a timely manner to prevent day of cancelations and/or delays.
• Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities.
• Ensures that the PAT process is initiated within 48 hours of the scheduled case; this includes but is not limited to: an initial review to determine need for EKG, Medical or Cardiac Clearances, first call to patient to complete questionnaires.
• Communicates with physician specific administrative assistant to schedule needed testing and clearances in a timely manner.
• Acts as a patient advocate and maintains privacy and confidentiality of all appropriate information
• Maintains required competencies.
• Other duties as assigned and required

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate:

Due to the CMS rule for healthcare employees, and specifically for employees of NPSC, OAL Realty, and some employees of OAL, OAL now has a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing is required.
• Current Pennsylvania RN License is required.
• Current CPR/BLS Certification is required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• 1 year of ICU or PACU or Intermediate/Telemetry experience preferred.
• Current Pennsylvania RN License
• Current CPR/BLS Certification
• The ideal candidate will have:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced computer skills
• Good time management skills
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Self-starter and motivated

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