Pre-Admission Teaching Registered Nurse (RN) Part Time
OCR has been the premier provider of orthopaedic care in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska for 55 years! As we continue to grow, we are looking for individuals who share our values and are looking to contribute to our mission and vision. Are you passionate about patient care, team work, and inspiring others? If so, join the specialists in the medicine of motion today!
The Pre-Admission Teaching RN serves as a member of the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) OCR team and performs assessments with patients prior to admission for surgery either in-person or through a phone interview. The teaching RN collects the patient’s medical, pharmaceutical, surgical, and family history and updates current health history as necessary. This position also works closely with the anesthesia, Pre-Op/PACU department and clinical staff in coordinating the patient’s needs in order to have a successful surgical outcome.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs assessment with patient prior to admission – in person or via telephone, communicating information to appropriate team members.
- Ensures pre-operative care requirements of patients are accomplished thorough use of the nursing process including asessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
- Performs patient teaching/education as established by the ASC guidelines.
- Assesses pertinent information, plans, implements and documents interventions an evaluates results.
- Coordinates with outside medical specialty for surgical clearance if deemed necessary.
- Maintains and promotes patient’s safety by assessing physical and psychological needs.
- Responds to inquiries regarding expressed needs of the patient.
- Performs outbound post-op follow-up calls as requested.
- Provides general health information.
- Alerts anesthesia of lab results, physical assessment, medications, or special needs of the individual with medical problems prior to date of surgery.
- Answers inquires in a timely and helpful manner.
- Communicates arrival time and NPO (nothing by mouth) instructions to patients as prescribed.
- Demonstrates flexibility in performance of patient care tasks to achieve timely, responsive, cost effective and high-quality care. Demonstrates flexibility in performance to achieve the ASC’s goals.
- Participates in quality improvement activities as requested.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Associates Degree from an accredited Registered Nursing (RN) program.
- Two years’ peri-operative experience, preferably in orthopedics, required.
- One year experience in Ambulatory Surgery Center, preferred.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite or related software, medical records software, and similar computer applications.
- Possess a good working knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and legal aspects of nursing, and techniques, care and use of equipment used in an ambulatory surgery center setting.
- Valid Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license. Must provide proof of license and be in good standing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
Physical Requirements
- The work environment is the typical medical office environment. There are regular interruptions and significant distractions to work including, but not limited to: phones ringing; staff walking by; patients to attend to; noisy conversations that carry; and answering questions asked by others. The person in this position must frequently communicate with patients, doctors, coworkers, and others verbally as well as utilizing various equipment such as telephones, cell phones, text/instant messaging, email, and other means.
- This position frequently moves around the clinic for up to 12 hours a day; and frequently assists patients in turning or sitting in a bed on a daily basis; as well as assists patients with rising from a bed or gurney, transferring to a wheelchair, and/or returning to a bed or wheelchair. This position also frequently pushes wheelchairs and must be able to move or lift up to 50 pounds.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short- and Long-term disability coverage
- Retirement savings and profit-sharing plan participation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off
- Company-sponsored events
- Annual merit increases
**Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status, and a waiting period may apply
Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies (OCR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. OCR is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual experience and qualifications, without regard to a person’s race, color, age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, other protected veteran, or Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other protected status.
