- Surgical Institute of Reading is hiring for a full time Pre-Call Registered Nurse! Welcome to Surgical Institute of Reading At Surgical Institute of Reading, we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our facility is accredited by The Joint Commission. SIR ranked in the top 100 hospitals for total joint replacement for five years and for spine surgery for the last two years. Our state-of-the-art facility has five operating rooms and one procedure room, allowing surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas of: Anesthesia, Gynecology, Orthopedic, Orthopedic Foot & Ankle, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, General, and Spinal Surgery. Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Essential Role in Patient Care – Your work directly impacts surgical success and patient safety.
- Supportive & Professional Team – Work alongside experienced professionals who value precision and teamwork.
- Commitment to Excellence – Maintain the highest standards of infection control, patient safety, and surgical efficiency.
- Growth & Development – Opportunities to expand your skills and advance in your career.
Pre-Call Registered Nurse at Surgical Institute of Reading The Pre-Call Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for completing comprehensive preoperative telephone assessments and coordination activities to ensure patients are clinically prepared, informed, and cleared for their scheduled surgical procedures. The Pre-Call RN serves as a critical patient safety and readiness checkpoint, collaborating closely with anesthesia providers, surgeons, Pre-Admission Testing (PAT), and perioperative teams while supporting the philosophy, objectives, and goals of the Facility. Essential Job
Duties and Responsibilities
- Conducts comprehensive preoperative telephone screenings with patients who are not scheduled for in-person PAT visits.
- Reviews surgical schedules and patient charts to identify required pre-call assessments and outstanding clinical or administrative needs.
- Performs nursing assessments via telephone, including review of medical history, medications, allergies, prior surgical and anesthesia history, and current health status.
- Identifies high-risk findings and appropriately escalates concerns to anesthesia and/or the PAT Coordinator for review and determination of surgical readiness.
- Reviews physician and anesthesia preoperative orders to ensure required testing, clearances, and documentation are obtained prior to the day of surgery.
- Coordinates and follows up on outstanding labs, diagnostic testing, medical clearances, and specialist documentation.
- Provides individualized preoperative education, including instructions related to medications, NPO status, arrival times, postoperative expectations, and patient rights and responsibilities.
- Confirms procedure details and verifies patient understanding of the planned surgery.
- Ensures accurate, timely, and complete documentation of all pre-call assessments and communications in the medical record according to facility policy.
- Assists with rescheduling procedures of PAT visits when clinical concerns, missing requirements, or patient needs are identified.
- Collaborates with PAT, anesthesia, surgeons’ offices, scheduling, and perioperative teams to promote safe, efficient surgical flow.
- Maintains patient confidentiality, dignity, and privacy in all interactions.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and responsiveness to emergency situations, including appropriate escalation of clinical findings identified during pre-call assessments.
- Reports incidents and completes required documentation related to patient, visitor, or employee events.
- Participates in staff meetings, education, performance improvement activities, and mandatory training programs
- Assist with related PAT or chart preparation functions as directed and within RN Scope of practice.
Qualifications
- Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State Pennsylvania.
- Current BLS certification
- Previous experience in perioperative nursing, Pre-Admission Testing, or acute care preferred.
- Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with interdisciplinary teams.
Benefits
- USPI offers the following benefits, subject to employment status:
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) – Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
- 401k retirement plan
- Paid holidays
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.
Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner. USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population. #LI-CT1
