Pre Admission Testing RN

Clinical Support/Nursing Dubuque, Iowa
Posting Closes: 10/02/2024


Description

  
Tri-State Surgery Center is seeking a Pre-Admission Testing Nurse (RN) to join their team!
This position will contact patients preoperatively to provide patient education regarding their procedure and gather necessary information for their procedure. Ideal candidates will have the ability to work independently, strong organizational skills, and excellent customer service both in person and on the phone. This person should also have strong attention to detail and the ability to multi-task. 
    
Company Overview:      
The Tri-State Surgery Center, jointly owned and operated by Medical Associates Clinic and MercyOne Medical Center, is the region's first freestanding facility devoted exclusively to outpatient surgery.      
The Center consists of three operating rooms and two special procedure rooms and provides a variety of outpatient procedures for patients of all ages. Areas of specialties include ophthalmology, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, gynecology, podiatry, plastic surgery, ear, nose and throat, and general surgeries not requiring overnight stays. An estimated 6,000 procedures can be performed annually at the Tri-State Surgery Center.     
 
Schedule: Monday - Friday daytime hours, 72 hours per pay period. No evenings, weekends, holidays, or call!
 
Benefits Package Includes:  
  • Single or Family Health Insurance with discounted premium rates for wellness program participation.
  • 401k with immediate matching (50% on the dollar up to 7% of pay + additional annual Profit Sharing)
  • Flexible Paid Time Off Program (24 days off/year)
  • Medical and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
  • Life insurance, Long Term Disability Coverage, Short Term Disability Coverage, Dental Insurance, etc.
 
Essential Functions:      
  • Review upcoming OR schedules and coordinate necessary changes with scheduler, OR charge nurse, and pre-op charge nurse.
  • Contact all TSSC patients preoperatively to obtain health history and to develop plan of care to provide optimum patient outcome.
  • Explain consent for surgery, patient’s rights and responsibilities, and preoperative/postoperative teaching. Reviews Advance Directives policy and ownership.
  • Evaluate and assist in filling orders and pre-op testing to include labs work, x-rays and EKG, ensuring all necessary testing and documentation is on the patient’s chart the day before surgery. Report any abnormal findings to the physician or anesthesiologist on a timely basis and coordinate any necessary follow-up care.
  • Review H&Ps prior to day of surgery to ensure completeness of necessary documentation. Review insurance coverage as needed. Depending on insurance guidelines, determine what type of anesthesia patient qualifies for. Provide the necessary documentation for physician and anesthesia to sign.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Experience/Education:      
  • RN License
  • ACLS and PALS certification. Must be completed within 6 months of hire.

Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees, leadership, physicians, anesthesia, patients and visitors in person and on the phone.      


Physical Aspects:

Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing - Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sound with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
Vision - 20 / 40 or better in the best eye with or without correction.

Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds force constantly to move objects.


Medical Associates Clinic & Health Plans is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, parental status, disability, veteran status, or other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.