Registered Nurse - PASS (Per Diem)

## Description

The PASS Department Registered Nurse initiates a plan of care based on identified medical and nursing diagnosis, which is consistent with knowledge of illnesses, injuries, diseases, human behavior, and outlined standards of care. He/ she directs and coordinates with other departments and ancillary personnel to provide a safe environment and a high standard of quality care. The PASS Registered Nurse ensures that all preoperative paperwork, orders and patient care are completed following the PASS Center flow model and Anesthesia pre-op testing guidelines.

**What You'll Do:**

• Coordinates with anesthesia provider valuable case information in a timely manner
• Coordinates required consultations with Hospitalists
• Receives and review in a timely manner labs, images, tests, and medical history
• Relay information to proper provider and receive decisions in a timely manner
• Independent decision making regarding what information to relay to whom and in an appropriate time frame
• Participates in care coordination (focus on Total Joint patients)
• After care concerns
• Provide pertinent information to appropriate parties
• Coordinates with PACU for surgical patients
• Assess all patients according to specific anesthesia guidelines as set forth by the Anesthesiology Department.
• Performs surgical preoperative nursing assessment, whether in person PASS visits or telephone (enters into the electronic health record; schedules labs, tests and PAT visit per Anesthesia guidelines).
• Ensures add-on pre-op assessments completed

**Who You Are:**

• Collaborative team player
• Excellent communicator
• Compassionate

**What You'll Need:**

• State of California Registered Nurse license required.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification required.

**Job Information:**

• Per diem, varied day shifts.
• Starting wage $58.47 to $70.87 based on qualifications.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job. An equal opportunity employer.