Pre-Admission Testing Nurse - RN/ LVN

Description Job Purpose:

The PAT Nurse provides preoperative assessments and instructions to prepare patients for surgery.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiates preoperative assessment and care to pre-surgical patients using the nursing process
• Responsible and accountable for pre-procedural testing, documenting and communication patient history
• Provides preoperative instructions and education to patients prior to surgery
• Discusses and arranges post-operative follow up care for patients
• Reviews physician orders to ensure necessary tests and preoperative labs are complete
• Evaluates and screens patients for any possible complications
• Communicates with the surgeon, office nursing staff, triage, scheduling and OR staff as needed
• Works collaboratively with the other team members to assure the safe and accurate delivery of patient care
• Assesses the patient's condition and addresses their needs before and during surgery
• Has regular and predictable attendance
• Adheres to ADSC policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Prior PAT nurse experience
• Knowledge and experience in ASC, operating room or ASC nursing care
• Competence in assessing, treating and caring for patients based on age-specific needs
• Ability to set priorities and provide direction to others that promotes efficiency on the unit
• Ability to correlate clinical data with patient's medical and nursing care
• Effective communication and positive interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
• Ability to transcribe physicians orders accurately and read labels and instructions completely

Supervision:

Reports directly to the

Director of Nursing and Administrator Requirements Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
• Current nursing licensure to practice in the State of Texas, successful completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support Course; ALCS required and PALS preferred
• Two years' experience in perioperative nursing preferred Bilingual preferred

Working Conditions:

Environmental Conditions :

Medical Office environment,

Ambulatory Surgery Center Physical Conditions :

Must be able to work as scheduled. Good visual acuity and accurate color vision. Ability to lift/transfer patients in excess of 100 pounds, which may require pushing, pulling and essentially utilizing a full range of body movement. Ability to push a gurney with a 150-pound patient on it. Ability to stand, walk, stop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl. Ability to reach, grasp, use fine finger movement and feel fine sensation to discern temperature, texture, size and shape. Ability to lift 25-pound instrument trays. Ability to push heavy equipment on wheels within the OR suite. Ability to wear lead apron.