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Pre-Admit Testing RN

Posted Aug 21

Shift
Days
Unit
PACU

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Role

Schedule
Days
Term
Permanent
On the floor
Floating required
Setting
Ambulatory Surgery
Accepts
RN

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About this role

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.

Essential Functions Pat Rn

Patient Assessment: Conduct comprehensive pre-operative phone interviews to collect medical histories, medication lists, and identify potential surgical or anesthesia risks Pre-Op

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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

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance Health Savings Account with an employer contribution Life Insurance PTO 401(k) retirement plan with a company match And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

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.

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Requirements

  • RN
  • are met to prevent day-of-surgery delays. Periodically this role will work in Pre OP/Recovery to support team and patient care.

Place

City
Layton, Utah
Median rent
$1,538/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$102,480/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

State price level
1% below the national average

Utah index 98.9, where 100 is the national average.

Layton sits between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake, offering easy outdoor access and a suburban feel about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. Hill Air Force Base anchors the local economy, and Antelope Island State Park is a short drive west for weekend hiking and wildlife viewing.

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Humble Vascular Surgical Center INC

The work is ambulatory surgical care: you stay with surgical patients across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases, and the Preop/Recovery posting asks for at least one year of that experience. PRN RN posts advertise no nights, no weekends, and no…

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Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.

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