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Pre Anesthesia Assessment Nurse RN101 Truman Medical Center
UH Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, Missouri
Recovery Room UHLMC
Full time
8:00AM - 5:00PM
40
The pre anesthesia assessment nurse works with the anesthesia providers to plan, and organize all aspects of care for scheduled surgical patients. The PAT anesthesia protocols allows the nurse to gather the clinical information necessary for the safe and effective administration of anesthesia through a process that is convenient for patients, physicians, and results in efficient surgical throughput. The Pre Anesthesia Nurse must coordinate care through a complex multidisciplinary team of providers both University Health providers and providers outside of the University Health System. This requires the nurse to request, obtain and review outside records that are pertinent to the patient’s care. After a thorough review of systems, chart review, lab and test result review and patient interview the pre anesthesia assessment nurse can initiate remedial action if warranted by the severity of the scheduled surgery and the patient’s condition. The nurse works closely with the Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Pulmonology providers to insure patients are optimized for a safe anesthesia and positive surgical outcome. This process minimizes delays, postponement and surgical cancellations increasing patient satisfaction and OR utilization. The pre anesthesia assessment nurse also provides patient education in how to prepare for surgery, what to expect and what they will physically encounter during their surgical stay and how that may affect their care after surgery. The pre anesthesia assessment nurse provides patient-specific instructions and education (medications, diet, and infection prevention) for the day of surgery.
Minimum Requirements
Graduate from an accredited RN nursing program
Current state of Missouri license as a Registered Nurse or eligible for Missouri RN licensure
Current BCLS and ACLS card (for the ASC staff, only the BCLS is required); must maintain current status 2-3 years’ experience in peri-operative setting
1-2 years med/surg or ICU experience
Demonstrated ability to maintain interactive/interpersonal relationships
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
Interview/communication skills, nursing assessment skills, critical thinking/problem solving skills, and teaching/counseling skills
Possess strong computer skills and experience with health care applications, Microsoft and/or Windows applications
Demonstrated ability to work in a self-directed environment with little supervision Excellent verbal and written communication skills; excellent telephone communication skills with voice/speech pattern that is articulate and presents a pleasant tone
Professional demeanor
Ability to work as a member of a team
Ability to prioritize tasks
University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care – from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrow’s doctors the very latest updates.
University Health Truman Medical Center, our downtown campus, is one of the busiest Level One Trauma Center in the city. Providers offer the full range of services with specialties in chronic disease management, high risk pregnancy and sleep disorders along with the state-of-the art Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center.
University Health 1, located at 2101 Charlotte Street is an outpatient care and day-surgery center, with sixteen clinics including Sabates Eye Center, Plastic Surgery, Hernia repair and Medical Imaging with Siemens 3D Mammography.
At University Health 2, 2211 Charlotte St, providers offer Primary and Women's Care.
In eastern Jackson County, University Health Lakewood Medical Center sits on 300 acres of beautiful wooded grounds. We are a community hospital providing the continuum of care— from emergency medicine to a nationally-certified orthopaedic joint replacement program — as well as The Family Birthplace, We have several family medical care centers and a radiology center, Medical Imaging Eastland, that provides the latest in technology and specialized breast cancer care.
Mission
University Health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.
