Pre-Admission Testing; RN - Pre Admission CTR PAC

Pre‑Admission Testing (RN) – Pre Admission CTR PAC

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St Vincents Medical Center (10427)

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Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees. It includes a 473‑bed community teaching hospital, a 76‑bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children.

St. Vincent’s is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford Health Care network, and is the system’s second‑largest hospital.

Provides holistic, quality and cost‑effective nursing care for patients and caregivers in the preoperative population within a unit, service or other primary area of practice; focuses on admission planning which includes identification of actual or potential perioperative risk factors. Provides direct patient care in collaboration with the Pre‑Admission Testing Center Provider(s) to complete preoperative education and testing in accordance with current HHC guidelines.

Applies the nursing process within the organizational framework for Professional Practice. Functions as a clinically competent/expert. Delegates and supervises work appropriately. Reports to Unit Manager/Director of PATC.

• Appropriately assess and plan patient care by accurately and reliably obtaining, assessing and interpreting data; identifying and documenting problems and expected outcomes based on a plan of care for the preoperative patient; utilizing scientific knowledge base and appropriate physiological/psychological/social/cultural/spiritual concepts; organizing care and interventions; and identifying appropriate resources to meet individual and family health goals.
• Using evidence‑based recommendations, coordinate and implement patient‑centered care with variances along the continuum by contributing to and following plans of the healthcare team and partnering with patients/caregivers; ensuring documentation and communication among caregivers is complete; delegating and ensuring completion of activities in alignment with patient safety; and educating patients/caregivers to achieve established health goals in an effort to provide coordinated seamless care.
• Utilize data to identify actual or potential perioperative risk factors, preadmission services and special needs for initiating referrals and implementing additional interventions as indicated; collaborate with other members of the healthcare team on pertinent patient care concerns that directly impact admission.
• Demonstrate competencies in Nursing Practice (knowledge and behaviors) to meet age‑specific patient needs.
• Provide models of quality patient/customer service by demonstrating a willingness to accommodate all customers; maintaining an awareness of patient needs and utilizing initiatives to respond to those needs; exercising discretion and compassion in responding to patient/caregiver needs; maintaining confidentiality of all patient information; and functioning in a collaborative manner with other members of the healthcare team to ensure quality patient care.
• Provide preoperative education for patients/caregivers in accordance with current HHC Preoperative Guidelines.
• Contribute to care improvement by participating in coaching, mentoring and developing staff and acting as a resource for peers; performance/quality improvement opportunities; the cost‑effective utilization of resources and by recognizing the value of evidence‑based practice as part of continuous improvement. Contribute to improvement of nursing practice by questioning current rituals in practice.
• Assume responsibility for self‑improvement, in collaboration with Unit Manager/Director of PATC by identifying, communicating and seeking resources or instruction/validation to meet own learning needs, and be…