RN - Pre-Anesthesia Assessment Center

About the role

The RN - Pre-Anesthesia Assessment Center is responsible for ensuring that all pre-anesthesia requirements are fulfilled for each surgical patient. Acts as an advocate to assist patients/families/caregivers throughout the pre-surgical process. Applies the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient's pre-anesthesia clearance/preparedness. Provides education and support to the surgical patient respective to their current health state/plan of care.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• College Diploma: Nursing
• Work Experience: Nursing

Responsibilities

• Resource to ensure that the pre-anesthesia requirements are completed
• Provides support and direction to surgery schedulers, surgeon's office, and OR schedulers
• Serves as a liaison with the surgeon's office, PCP, DHI, ASC, Pre-Op, and CFH OR
• Maintains knowledge of all tests, medications, and possible contraindications associated with anesthesia
• Completion of the Pre-Op checklist ≥ 48 hours prior to surgery date (excluding emergent/add-on cases)
• Performs ROS, medication reconciliation, reviews health history and surgical history on all patients having surgery with anesthesia sedation for the providers prior to the H&P via telephone
• Performs the Pre-Day calls to patients having surgery in the East Region (includes surgery report time, review of medications to take in AM following anesthesia policy and answer any questions)
• Reinforces diet/bowel preps with patients at Pre-Day call
• Reinforces the CHG bath instructions with patients at Pre-Day call
• Works with Pre-Anesthesia Center Providers in obtaining additional test/forms, teaching on medication, informing pts of lab/test results, assisting pts with ordering additional tests as deemed by providers for surgical clearance

Benefits

Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.

Pay

The compensation range for this position is $33.11 per hour - $53.88 per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.