Staff Nurse, Pre-Procedure Services, Skokie Hospital - Med Surg

Company: Skokie Hospital
Location: Skokie
Posted on: January 22, 2023

Job Description:

Staff Nurse, Pre-Procedure Services, Skokie HospitalPosition Highlights:

* Position: Staff Nurse - Pre-Procedures
* Location: Skokie Hospital
* Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
* Hours: Days with varying start times
* Required Travel: N/A

What you will need:

* License: Current professional Nursing Licensure in the State of IL required
* Education: Graduate of a NLN accredited school of nursing required; BSN strongly preferred
* Certification: BLS/CPR Certification for the Healthcare Provider required
* Experience: Three years nursing experience. Experience in Ambulatory Surgery, PACU or Pre Admission Testing

What you will do:

Pre-Anesthesia Nurses Responsibilities:

* Gather and verify receipt of pertinent patient medical information including and not limited to: H&P, medical clearances, pre-procedure testing, specialty physician documents
* Ascertain a thorough patient history via phone interview
* Identify clinical and disease specific predictors, conditions and procedural risk category
* Follow established Anesthesia Guidelines for pre-anesthesia testing and anesthesia referral
* Notify procedural physician and anesthesiologist of abnormal results
* Coordinate additional testing as directed
* Enter pre-procedure testing orders in the electronic medical record (EMR) based on established Anesthesia Guidelines
* Participate in daily interdisciplinary huddle with the objective to review unresolved patient information that could potentially delay or cancel a scheduled case for the following day or future date
* Interface with anesthesia leaders, surgeons, PCP's, ASU staff and consulting services.

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