Registered Nurse-Pre-Anesthesia Screening
Core
Assess surgical patients to determine readiness for day of surgery using evidence-based guidelines and standards.
Role type
Pre-Anesthesia Screening (PAS) Registered Nurse
Builds
Pre-surgical safety assessments and optimized surgical scheduling
Domain
Healthcare / Anesthesiology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Evidence-based assessment, data synthesis, nursing diagnosis formulation, care planning, intervention implementation, outcome evaluation, quality improvement, patient advocacy, interdisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Peri-anesthesia experience, charge nurse capabilities, preceptorship
Technologies
Nursing assessment instruments, patient care guidelines
Responsibilities
Collect and prioritize comprehensive patient health data, analyze data to determine nursing diagnoses, develop individualized care plans, implement safe and timely interventions, evaluate patient progress towards outcomes, participate in quality improvement activities
Seniority
Mid-level, specialized clinical role