Pre-Admitting Nurse Job, 8 Hours Days Shift, Pre-Admitting Clinical Service

Powers Health is hiring a Pre-Admitting Nurse for Pre-Admitting Clinical Service to work days 10-6:30p at Community Hospital in Munster, IN.

The Pre-Admitting Clinical Service provides support to anesthesia and surgical services by ensuring patients are optimized for surgery.

Pre-Admitting Nurse Roles and Responsibilities:

• Facilitates all aspects of the surgical patient's pre-operative preparation process, including pre-operative testing according to medically necessary criteria, interaction with Medicare coders to obtain coding of preoperative testing, result retrieval, and the preoperative anesthesia prescreening interview process.
• Provides preoperative instructions and acts as resource for patients receiving general, regional and monitored anesthesia care.
• Provides preoperative patient and family education to the cardiovascular, joint replacement, and vascular surgery patient.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Current license to practice nursing in the State of Indiana
• Registered Nurse with minimum of 5-10 years of nursing experience, preferred Critical Care experience.
• Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings as required by department standards.
• Maintains professional growth and development through continuing education programs. Seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations, including self-studies to keep abreast of the latest trends in field of experience.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Self-motivated, people oriented person with excellent communication skills, and a close attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to multitask, coordinate, and accomplish various tasks simultaneously in an office setting.

Your Extraordinary Career Starts Here

We invite you to join our team of professionals where your unique talents will be well utilized in a work environment that promotes your further growth and development. In return for your valuable service and contributions, CHS offers a competitive wage and benefits package along with the necessary tools, resources and mentoring opportunities to support your career advancement goals.

Our comprehensive benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Wellness program, including free screenings
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Retirement savings plan
• Life insurance
• Disability income protection
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness center discount program
• Tuition assistance and career development
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Reward and recognition programs

Join our team of healthcare professionals at Powers Health. Apply today!