ASC Registered Nurse Pre-Screening - Matthews Surgery Center

At OrthoCarolina, our team is our greatest asset and the foundation of our success; we share a common passion for making lives better.

We are a diverse group of individuals, accountable to each other through the backbone of our beliefs : trust, honesty and mutual respect;

ensuring our voice is heard. Our positive environment supports individual growth and a sense of belonging. Our employees work together to uphold the standards of excellence and promote and environment of teamwork throughout the organization.

If these attributes align with the job culture you are seeking - then OrthoCarolina might be the right fit for you!

We are currently searching for a ASC Registered Nurse Pre-Screening (RN) to join our team at our Matthews Ambulatory Surgery Center.

The scheduled hours for this position are Monday through Friday, 8 : 30am 5 : 00pm.

The ASC Registered Nurse Pre-Screening (RN) will have experience in delivering excellent service to physicians and patients and participating in high-performing teams.

Must exemplify our organization's values of Quality, Teamwork, Service and Community. The RN has technical expertise in orthopedic peri-operative nursing and clinical care.

The RN must possess the ability to collaborate with teammates, anesthesiologist, and other partners related to gathering healthcare information.

The RN is also responsible for the coordination of the telephone pre-admission assessment process for patients in the ASC environment.

This is primarily a telephonic position; strong customer service and computer skills are required. The RN must be able to multitask, manage high case volumes and complete heath screenings with time constraints.

Additional responsibilities include :

• Describe the underlying pathophysiology of commonly encountered disease processes.
• Describe the physiology associated with various anesthesia techniques and surgical or procedural interventions.
• Evaluating the patient's past medical history and surgical plan using the PAT anesthesia protocols
• Interview pre-operative patients to gather necessary data to evaluate appropriateness for the ASC setting.
• Reviewing all preoperative test results and notifying physicians when results are outside normal limits or incomplete.
• Serving as initial and primary contact for referral sources to direct screening and clearance of patients scheduled for, or potentially to be scheduled for procedures.
• Understanding medications and their actions and educating the patient on which medications need to be taken the day of surgery.
• Managing patient's other co-morbid conditions as applicable.
• Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person.
• Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medical management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure.
• Involving patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process.
• Protecting patient's rights, dignity, and privacy.
• Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.

A career at OrthoCarolina will provide you with opportunities for career advancement, dedicated peer support, and continuing education.

Our company is committed to providing our employees with the utmost positive work environment. Benefits offered include :

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Voluntary Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account
• Life insurance
• Short Term / Long Term Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Critical Illness / Accident / Hospital Indemnity
• Employer 401(k) Safe Harbor
• 401(k) / ROTH Retirement Plan
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
• 529 Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Wellness Program
• Voluntary Legal Plan / Identity Theft

OrthoCarolina is one of the nation's leading independent academic orthopedics practices serving North and South Carolina and the Southeast since 1922.

OrthoCarolina provides compassionate and comprehensive musculoskeletal care including operative and non-operative care, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitative therapy.

Widely known for musculoskeletal research and training, OrthoCarolina physicians have specialized expertise in foot and ankle, hip and knee, shoulder and elbow, spine, sports medicine, hand, pediatric orthopedics, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.

We commit to improving the lives of all we serve, by providing premier patient care and compassionate, personalized service.

Over 300 OrthoCarolina providers see more than one million patient visits throughout western North Carolina each year.

OrthoCarolina. You. A Better Choice.

Education / Experience :

• Must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• RN with active NC state license. Certification in Orthopedics preferred.
• BLS, PALS, ACLS certification.
• One year of ASC, PACU or Operating room experience.
• Cross-trained across PACU and OR preferred.

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