Registered Nurse - Perioperative Risk Assessment

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• Ambulatory Clinic office hours 8am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday (In-person)
• No nights, weekends, or holidays

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our expanding Perioperative Risk Assessment Team. This RN will play an important role in screening pediatric patients prior to anesthesia, identifying potential medical or perioperative risk factors, and helping ensure patients are appropriately prepared for their scheduled procedure. The RN will work collaboratively with Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), anesthesia providers, surgical and procedural teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team. The position will support a team-based model in which RNs perform structured preoperative screening and escalate patients requiring additional clinical assessment or optimization to the appropriate provider.

• Perform preoperative screening of pediatric patients scheduled for procedures requiring anesthesia.
• Review available medical history and health information to identify potential perioperative or anesthesia-related risk factors.
• Identify patients who may require additional clinical assessment and escalate concerns to the APP or appropriate anesthesia provider.
• Communicate with patients and families to obtain information needed to complete the preoperative screening process.
• Provide pre-procedure education and reinforce instructions to help families prepare for the day of surgery or procedure.
• Coordinate with surgical and procedural specialties when additional information, medical records, testing, or clinical follow-up is needed.
• Support timely identification of concerns that could affect a patient's readiness for anesthesia or their scheduled procedure.
• Collaborate closely with APPs and other members of the perioperative team to promote safe, efficient, and coordinated patient care.
• Participate in ongoing development and refinement of the RN perioperative risk assessment process.

• Attend monthly PATCH team meetings 

• Attend monthly MM&I meetings and Nursing Grand Rounds for continuing education and professional development. 

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Pediatric nursing experience preferred
•  Previous perioperative, PACU, OR, procedural, anesthesia, preoperative, or complex-care experience preferred
•  Strong clinical assessment, critical-thinking, communication, and care-coordination skills
• Comfortable working within a collaborative RN/APP/provider care model

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
• Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

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This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity.  EOE/Vets/Disabled.