Surgery Partners, Inc·Franklin, Tennessee
The RN conducts pre-operative assessments and phone interviews to evaluate patients' health histories and surgical risks. They provide essential pre-surgical education and collaborate with anesthesia and surgical teams to ensure patients are medically optimized.
Monday - Friday: 5 days a week
8am - 430pm (8 hours a day)
Preop phone calls for surgical patients.
Obtaining a preop health history and pertinent information from patients to make sure they are properly evaluated prior to surgery. Works closely with other team members and anesthesia.
A Pre-Admission Testing (PAT) Registered Nurse evaluates and prepares patients for scheduled surgical or procedural interventions. They conduct physical assessments, review medical histories. The RN educates patients and ensures all clinical and administrative requirements are met to prevent day-of-surgery delays. Periodically this role will work in Pre OP/Recovery to support team and patient care.
Conduct comprehensive pre-operative phone interviews to collect medical histories, medication lists, and identify potential surgical or anesthesia risks
Pre-Op
Education: Teach patients about pre-surgical protocols (such as NPO status, which medications to hold) what to expect during their visit, and basic post-operative care plans
Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesiologist, and physicians to ensure patients are medical optimized and that all necessary clearances are in the chart.
Verify surgical consents, medical records and medication reconciliation in the EHR system prior to procedure date
Assesses, develops and implements total nursing care for the pre-operative and post-operative patients
Administer medications and treatments ordered by the physician.
Cares and discharges pre-operative patients according to facility policies
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc. Furthermore, our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.
The candidate must be a Registered Nurse capable of performing comprehensive physical assessments and managing clinical requirements in an EHR system. Experience in pre-operative care and the ability to support recovery room operations is required.
Market context
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