Per Diem Registered Nurse - PreOp/PAT

Job Description:

Per Diem Registered Nurse - PreOp/PAT

Description

Position Summary

**PER DIEM OPENING**

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada's highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.
We are home to Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.


Position Summary:
Provide and coordinate exceptional patient care in Pre-Admit Testing area for UMC Hospital, in an environment where quality, respect, caring, and compassion are at the center of all that we do. This position is accountable for the coordination of patient assessments, medication reconciliation, and patient medical/surgical/psychosocial histories via phone or in person, and diagnostic testing prior to the day of surgery. The RN is responsible for patient teaching to provide pre-operative instructions for the patient and family unit. In addition, the RN is responsible for discharge planning needs as well as reviewing discharge teaching. The Pre-Admit Testing RN also orients to the Ambulatory Surgery Unit in order to understand the interdependence between the units and will be available to provide nursing care in this unit pre-operatively.

Job Requirement

Education/Experience:
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and meets the requirements as specified in the Nursing Administrative Policy # PP-101.

One year of current acute care nursing experience.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Current License by the Nevada State Board of Nursing to Practice as a Registered Nurse, and meets the requirements as specified in the Nursing Administrative Policy# PP-101.
Current Nevada RN License, current BLS at hire, ACLS and PALS certification within six (6) months of hire.

Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements

PREFERENCES WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING:

• BSN
• Minimum one (1) year recent (within the past five (5) years) experience in a hospital setting:
  • Pre-Admitting Testing
  • Ambulatory Surgery
  • ASU/PACU

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Knowledge of:
Nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and coordination of patient care); anatomy and physiology; standards of care; disease process; medical equipment; patient care plan development; patient evaluation and assessment techniques; body mechanics used with ambulating, transferring and repositioning patients; how to use general office equipment including, but not limited to: facsimiles, copiers, telephones and computers; pharmacology and medication administration; Nurse Practice Act; department and hospital safety practice and procedures; patient rights; age specific patient care practices; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.
Skill in:
Implementing nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation; working with high risk or critically ill patients; performing invasive nursing procedures associated with area of specialty; developing and implementing education programs associated with specialty; organizing, prioritizing and delegating work; using computers and related software applications; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting and use standard equipment, including stamina to remain standing and/or walk for extended periods of time, and strength to examine and treat varied patients, vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

Per Diem and Temporary Employees are not eligible to receive benefits.

Closing Date/Time: 9/26/2024 5:00 PM Pacific

Salary:

$57.22 Hourly