Job Description
Description
The staff RN is a professional caregiver who provides pre-operative evaluation and medical screening of patients having anesthesia for a surgery or procedure, by reviewing and evaluating internal and external medical and other relevant documents, and conducting a pre-operative phone interview (or on-site clinical review) of the patient.
The RN will apply critical thinking processes for identification and scoring of identified and potential risk factors of surgical patients, and collaborate with the surgical team for pre-operative assessment, recommendations and management. Throughout the evaluative process, the RN will teach and instruct patients on pre-operative care management and coordinate care with the physician, patient and staff.
The RN is responsible for maintaining efficient patient flow, clinical assessment, planning, initiating medical interventions and diagnostic work-ups, and communicating with patient/family/physician regarding any medical issues that may hinder or prevent surgery/treatment plans. The RN will utilize problem solving, systems planning and patient care management skills in a high volume work environment, and will complete approximately 1 or more patient charts an hour.
This role will participate in lectures/in-services dealing with topics concerning management of patient care. The PEPC RN supports the department's philosophy and objectives, and will also carry out all other duties as assigned.
The RN is also responsible for providing coverage, when needed at PEPC Westwood Clinic in the absence of the RN Navigator. Coverage can be in person or done remotely when clinically reasonable.
Qualifications
3-5 years of experience in an acute hospital
setting/Interventional/OR area
and
2 years ICU or Med/Surg experience within the last ten years
and
2 continuous years of Pediatric clinical care experience within
the last five years
Ability to complete a Nursing History and Physical on pediatric
and adult patient population via phone interview/in person.
Ability to simultaneously complete nursing documentation
electronically in multiple applications, while delivering excellent patient
care in real time in person, over the phone, or through video technology
Ability to effectively apply anesthesia screening protocols to
optimize the patient for surgery.
Knowledge base to provide education to patients, families, and
other staff regarding clinical and patient care issues.
Ability to implement interventions that are pertinent to goals
established in the plan of care.
Ability to evaluate the effective use of interventions toward
the attainment of established goals and to recognize the need to reassess or
reset goal parameters.
Skill in developing a plan of care including setting goals,
monitoring and documenting progress using the LEAN methodology.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks of computer documentation,
patient interviews with the ability to sit for prolonged periods of time.
Ability to successfully deliver timely and accurate patient care
in a work environment that utilizes operations-management tools and techniques
to optimize performance (including individual performance expectations, quality
assurance based on patient/customer feedback, focus on servicing efficiency,
etc)
Ability to effectively utilize skills in the following
areas: Communication with patients and peers (active listening, empathy,
rapport, written and electronic documentation); Education; Problem Solving;
Customer service delivery as measured by Patient/Customer Satisfaction
feedback.
Ability to effectively function within, and proactively foster,
a team-based work structure, based on demonstrated experience in personal
adaptability/flexibility, skill development, and leadership.
Experience in the creation of educational teaching material for
patient care/staff utilization.
Working knowledge of various CareConnect templates for the
review, documentation and evaluation of patient care planning.
California Registered Nursing License or CA IPRN
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification
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