PAT RN or LVN

Conroe Surgery Center 

Job Summary: The Preadmission Nurse (PAT RN) has the responsibility for organizing and directing activities in accordance with nursing standards, and applicable federal, state and local guidelines. PAT RN may assume the following PAT responsibilities: contact, by way of telephone, patients prior to surgery to assess medical and medication history, review for appropriate lab, x-ray, EKG orders to determine where and when these procedures are to completed and provide preadmission teaching. The RN can expect to care for adult patients, including the older adult through geriatric, and pediatric patients from 4 months through adolescence. The RN may perform laboratory testing required prior to surgery as ordered.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
1. Plans and prepared 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 patients 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. Integrates and coordinates care across settings and among disciplines.
10. Implements physician’s orders effectively and safely in accordance with standards of practice.
11. Ability to recognize and intervene in stressful situations.
12. Maintains BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications as applicable.
13. Maintains or acquires skills on equipment necessary to complete required responsibilities.
14. Documents all records according to established policies and procedures.
15. Assesses information/documents on AdvantX, maintaining patient confidentiality.
16. Assists with reviewing and updating policies and procedures.
17. Performs effectively in stressful situations to fulfill position responsibilities.
18. Provides teaching to patient/parent of child per level of understanding.
19. Performs additional duties as needed by the department.

Job Behavior: Reflective of Mission Statement: USPI’s mission is to provide first–class surgical services for the local community in a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment; one in which we would be happy to treat our own families.

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Demonstrates ability to work as a team member and to communicate directly and professionally. Is flexible, reliable, productive, patient-oriented, and self-motivated. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. He/she is able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for an infant, adolescent, adult, or geriatric patient. Maintains professional conduct and appearance.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other skills and abilities: General familiarity with medical terminology as it pertains to anatomy and surgical procedures for an operating room.

Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities. Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities of position.