Job Description
Pre Admission Testing Registered Nurse
University Surgical Center is hiring a Pre Admission Testing Registered Nurse
Welcome to University Surgical Center
The staff of University Surgical Center are highly trained professionals that have chosen to focus their careers on the service-oriented environment of outpatient surgery.
Our staff is committed to creating an environment in which patients not only receive the best quality care, but also the highest level of service. The staff works to continuously improve quality and service by focusing on the processes that are important in meeting the needs of patients, their families, our physicians and their staff.
University Surgical Center is looking for a top performer with solid surgery center experience.
We perform a broad range of outpatient surgical procedures University Surgical Center is an affiliate of United Surgical Partners International and our mission is it to care for each patient and every family as if they were our own. Each patient, each family, each and every time. If you share our mission, please reach out to discuss joining our team.
Required Skills
JOB SUMMARY:
The Preadmission Nurse (PAT RN) has the responsibility for organizing and directing activities in accordance with nursing standards, Medicare and all other applicable federal, state and local guidelines. PAT RN may assume the following PAT responsibilities: contact, by way of telephone, all patients prior to surgery to assess medical and medication history and provide preadmission teaching. The RN can expect to care for adult patients, including the older adult through geriatric.
Reporting Relationship: Reports to Pre-op/PACU Supervisor
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
1. Plans and prepares for the preadmission of the patient.
2. Meets all required deadlines. Demonstrates discretionary ability in establishing priority.
3. Delivers indirect and direct patient care according to established standards, taking into consideration the age and risk factors of the patient.
4. Possess the knowledge and ability to use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care of the patient.
5. Uses nursing judgment in decision-making.
6. Acts as a patient advocate in meeting his/her physical and psychological needs.
7. Performs patient assessment and reassessment immediately upon admission and on a regular basis in accordance with standards of care with documentation of these assessments as a basis for planning each patient’s care.
8. Ensures that all nursing interventions and patient responses are communicated to responsible practitioners, as indicated, and that all components of the nursing process are documented in accordance with standards of practice.
9. Implements physician’s orders effectively and safely in accordance with standards of practice.
10. Ability to recognize and intervene in stressful situations.
11. Maintains BLS and ACLS certifications.
12. Maintains or acquires skills on equipment necessary to complete required responsibilities.
13. Documents all records according to established policies and procedures.
14. Assesses information/documents on AdvantX, maintaining patient confidentiality.
15. Performs effectively in stressful situations to fulfill position responsibilities.
What We Offer
As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- Life and AD&D coverage
- Availability of short- and long-term disability
- Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
- 401(k) and access to retirement planning
- Paid holidays and vacation
Who We Are
At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.
USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.
Performs additional duties as needed by the department.
Required Experience
- Graduate of an accredited RN School of Nursing
- Active RN license in the state
- BLS, ACLS, or PALS as required by the center
- A minimum of 1 year experience working as a Pre Admissions Nurse
- Ability to make decisions based on nursing judgment
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Winter Park, FL |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1998 |
| Website | http://www.uspi.com/ |
About Company
Strength in Numbers
United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tenet have combined forces to create the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider. Our combined network of exceptional surgical and imaging facilities includes approximately 20 imaging centers, and over 265 short-stay surgical facilities. Together, our partnerships include 50 health systems and more than 4,000 physicians.
Nationwide Experience
Our partners deliver high quality ambulatory solutions in safe, efficient and caring USPI facilities in communities of every size across 29 states. Our physician partners are focused on providing quality patient care, in part because they are invested in their USPI facility. We provide the infrastructure and support they need to perform their best. This is one of the advantages of partnering with USPI.
Quality Patient Services
We share a vision with our physician and health system partners. Our goal is to provide the quality of healthcare services we would insist upon for our own families. Since our founding in 1998, this goal has helped us grow exponentially. Today, our strategic joint venture with Tenet establishes USPI as one of the nation's leading providers of ambulatory solutions.
Operating Excellence
Our size and experience in developing and operating ambulatory facilities and strategic vision allow our facilities to achieve both high patient satisfaction and solid financial results. Moreover, because we engage physicians in the governance and growth of the facility, we also achieve excellent clinical outcomes.
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