As a Registered Nurse Preadmission Testing, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Pre-admission Nurse is responsible for the management of the preadmission process for the patients scheduled for elective surgery and endoscopic procedure, radiology procedure, and other medical procedures ordered by qualified medical staff. The nurse assesses, plans and implements appropriate preoperative teaching and care.
What you will do:
Schedule:
- 8 hr shifts x 5, scheduled Mon to Friday 0830 to 5pm.
Assesses, Plans and Implements age appropriate preoperative Patient/Family teaching and care needs.
- Age appropriate assessment of patient is completed on each patient.
- Initiates the plan of care by proper preparation of the patient for surgery.
- Provides patient teaching and emotional support.
- Includes family/significant others in teaching and care assessments, plans and implementations.
- Reinforces patient/family learning by providing written or verbal information and obtaining verbal feedback.
- Utilizes telephone contact for assessment and instructional consultation for patients who are otherwise unavailable for face-to-face assessment and preparation.
Manages the patient’s surgical admission process.
- Receives and initiates physician orders.
- Coordinates diagnostic testing.
- Verifies and resolves discrepancies between schedule worksheet and printed surgery schedule.
- Communicates pertinent patient scheduling information to nursing personnel, physicians, anesthesiologist and other care team members as appropriate.
Participates in maintaining a clean, safe and customer friendly environment - Insures patient confidentiality by providing private interviewing area.
- Participates in quality improvement.
- Demonstrates ability to use equipment properly.
Participates in unit activities
- Maintains current professional growth through independent study and continuing education programs
- Completes RN unit specific Patient Care competency skills checklist.
- Participates in budget and inventory control.
- Keeps supervisor and/or buyer informed of needed items
- Participates in staff and self-development.
- Takes appropriate action to prevent/manage accidents in the area.
- Participates in performance/process improvement.
- Assists with orientation of new employees.
- Completes Annual Equipment Competency Checklist.
- Attends 80% of Staff Meetings.
- Attends 90% of Mandatory Education Meetings and In-services, if applicable.
- Performs other duties as delegated
What qualifications you will need:
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- (RN) Registered Nurse must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date
- Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree
- No Travel Required
- 1 years experience Required Years of Experience
Benefits
St. David's South Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."
Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
HCA Healthcare
St. David's South Austin Medical Center, is a 368‑bed acute care hospital within St. David’s HealthCare, offering comprehensive specialty and sub‑specialty services. Key programs include a nationally accredited oncology program featuring the region’s only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; a Level II trauma center; advanced cardiac, stroke, and orthopedic services; full‑service maternity and newborn care; and four community emergency centers in Bee Cave and Bastrop.
The facility is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, providing advanced robotic capabilities for orthopedics, open heart and lung procedures, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general and colorectal surgery, and urology. It was also among the first hospitals in Central Texas to integrate CT imaging with robotics for early lung cancer detection.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Preadmission Testing opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
