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

Company: Skokie Hospital
Location: Skokie
Posted on: March 15, 2023

Job Description:

Staff Nurse, Pre-Procedure Services, Skokie Hospital - Skokie, ILPosition Highlights:

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• Position:--Staff Nurse - Pre-Procedures-- -- -- -- --
  
• Location:--Skokie Hospital
  
• Full Time/Part Time:--Full--Time
  
• Hours:----Days with varying start times
  
• Required Travel:--N/A
  
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  What you will need:
  
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  • 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
    
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    What you will do:
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    ---------------------- 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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