Registered Nurse Pre-Assessment Testing II, Pool - Chatham Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Center

Overview

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization.

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient‑centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value‑based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.

Our seven core values – Clinical quality, Integrity, Service excellence, Teamwork, Accountability, Continuous improvement, Inclusion – inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well‑being, and financial future, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Learn more about our benefits.

Responsibilities

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of SCA.
• Describe the underlying pathophysiology of commonly encountered disease processes.
• Explain the physiology associated with various anesthesia techniques and surgical or procedural interventions.
• Develop an individualized perianesthesia plan of care, including communicating the patient’s current status throughout the perianesthesia continuum.
• Evaluate the patient’s past medical history and surgical plan using the PAT anesthesia protocols.
• Interview pre‑operative patients to gather necessary data for admission.
• Review all pre‑operative test results and notify physicians when results are outside normal limits or incomplete.
• Serve as the initial and primary contact for referral sources to direct screening and clearance of patients scheduled for, or potentially to be scheduled for, procedures.
• Understand medications and their actions; educate patients on which medications need to be taken on the day of surgery.
• Demonstrate safe operation of equipment and machinery; follow procedures for reporting and correcting unsafe situations.
• Speak up with safety concerns and act as the patient’s advocate.
• Handle specimens according to facility policy and procedures.
• Adhere to standard precautions, including the use of personal protective equipment.
• Administer medications safely and correctly using the 8‑rights of safe medication administration.
• Perform interventions to maintain wound integrity and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
• Provide nursing care and appropriate monitoring in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Perform interventions to protect the patient from infection.
• Manage the patient’s co‑morbid conditions as applicable.
• Assess the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person.
• Provide education regarding expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medical management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.
• Involve the patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting the peri‑operative plan of care and rehabilitation process.
• Protect patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy.
• Provide age‑specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice; comply with Universal Protocol and facility site validation and time‑out policy.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attaining outcomes.
• Provide accurate, concise hand‑off reports to teammates.
• Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act, board of nursing or professional registration requirements, state laws, and job descriptions.
• Document the episode of care completely, accurately, and legibly.
• Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration with members of the peri‑operative team and other stakeholders.
• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning patient care.
• Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
• Participate in the performance appraisal process.
• Use problem‑solving and conflict‑resolution skills to foster effective work relationships.
• Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth.
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of health information.
• Comply with SCA and facility policies and procedures when providing patient care.
• Actively participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles.
• Demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• At least one year of pre‑op, PACU, and/or medical/surgical nursing experience.
• Current state licensure to practice in good standing.
• Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) or Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 90 days of employment, or current certification.
• Successful completion of Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days of employment, or current certification.
• Successful completion of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) when pediatric care is included in the facility scope, within 90 days of employment, or current certification.
• Specialty certification in Perioperative or Perianesthesia Nursing is preferred.

Pay

USD $32.00 – $48.00 per hour.