Registered Nurse, Pre-Admission Testing
Saratoga Springs, New York
RN
Posted Jul 17
- Unit
- PAT
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 5 a week
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Ambulatory Surgery
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 5+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in New York is $40/hr, across 880 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
At OrthoNY's brand new Ambulatory Surgery Center in Saratoga Springs, NY, you'll be the clinical bridge between patient and procedure — coordinating with providers, reviewing critical data, and ensuring nothing is missed before surgery day. The Pre-Admission Testing Nurse is a vital member of the team, responsible for conducting comprehensive pre-operative assessments of patients. Responsibilities include conducting thorough assessments of patients scheduled for surgical or invasive procedures, contacting primary care to obtain results of labs and clearance, reviewing patient data with anesthesiologist prior to day of surgery, reaching out to patients for further information as needed, and reviewing schedule for equipment needs and inventory.
Qualifications
Current unrestricted NYS RN license; Minimum 5 years of experience as an RN preferred; Previous PAT or surgical experience; Monday-Friday schedule.
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Requirements
- Current unrestricted NYS RN license; Minimum 5 years of experience as an RN preferred; Previous PAT or surgical experience; Monday-Friday schedule.
Place
- City
- Saratoga Springs, New York
- Median rent
- $1,470/mo
- Local household income
- $105,944/yr
- State price level
- 8% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
New York index 107.9, where 100 is the national average.
Saratoga Springs blends historic horse-racing heritage with natural mineral springs and a downtown core along Broadway. Spa State Park offers trails and performing arts, while the summer racing season draws visitors nationwide. A college-town atmosphere rounds out this compact upstate city.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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At OrthoNY in Saratoga Springs you step into orthopedic ambulatory care, not a big inpatient tower. The network runs eight offices, three surgery centers, and two orthopedic urgent cares across the Capital Region, and a brand-new ASC in Saratoga Springs…
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