Pre-Op Registered Nurse RN

Application Deadline: 12/02/2025

Job Summary:

The Pre-Operative Registered Nurse (RN) plays a key role in preparing patients for surgical procedures. This position is responsible for conducting thorough pre-operative assessments verifying patient history initiating IV therapy administering pre-op medications and ensuring all required labs documentation and consents are complete and accurate. The Pre-Op RN collaborates closely with anesthesia surgery and other interdisciplinary teams to ensure patient readiness safety and comfort prior to surgery.

Hours:

• 3 - 10 hour shifts
• Monday - Friday
• Variable late Shifts that flexes 05:00 - 19:00 dependent on surgery schedule

Essential Job Functions:

• Advocate for patients rights preferences and needs ensuring that they receive high-quality compassionate care that is tailored to their individual circumstances
• Project a professional demeanor and appearance while maintaining the confidentiality of the patient coworkers and the organization as appropriate
• Assess patient health problems and needs to develop implement and evaluate care in collaboration with healthcare team
• Ensure infection control protocols and safety standards are followed in all aspects of patient care
• Promptly records all care information concisely accurately and completely
• Respond to emergency situations using appropriate interventions
• Promptly report and document any occurrences of unusual events safety concerns or incidents in accordance with organization policies and procedures
• Review patient medical history current medications allergies and surgical consent forms
• Monitor and record baseline vital signs ensuring stability prior to surgery
• Initiate and manage IV lines and administer pre-operative medications per provider orders and document responses
• Communicate any patient concerns or changes in condition to the provider and anesthesia
• Operate and monitor medical equipment relevant to patient care
• Describes the perioperative experience to the patient and significant other including what to expect before during and after procedure
• Performs all preoperative testing needed the day of surgery i.e. labs EKG

• Ensure compliance with Universal Protocol by initiating a pre-procedural Time Out to prevent wrong-site wrong-procedure and wrong-patient errors

• Assists in positioning and responding to the comfort and safety of the patient
• Provides for accurate care and handling of specimens
• Inventories all patient belongings preoperatively
• Use the organizations secure messaging platform in accordance with departmental protocols including timely receipt and responses to communications
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Medical Terminology
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems
• Quality assurance and accreditation standards
• Understanding of HIPAA regulations patient confidentiality laws and patient rights
• Effective English communication in verbal and written format

• Competent in conscious sedation according to policy

• Quality work including attention to detail and accuracy
• Carry out organization customer service standards
• Basic computer proficiency
• Carry out organization customer service standards
• Prioritize tasks effectively through managing workload based on urgency and importance
• Capacity to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Continuously learn and improve through staying up to date on job specific trends policies and new technologies
• Successfully demonstrate organization-wide performance review competencies

Qualifications:

• Demonstrates eligibility for employment in the U.S.
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited nursing program required
• Current RN licensure in the State of Wisconsin
• BLS certification is required upon hire
• Must be able to achieve ACLS and PALS certification within six months of hire
• Previous perioperative or general nursing experience is preferred
• Must possess a cell phone that interfaces with the organizations secure messaging system

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Company paid life insurance
• Free meals
• Free scrubs with laundry service
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness reimbursement

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race color creed sex religion marital status age national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition parental status sexual orientation veteran status genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation benefits training promotions transfers layoffs our organization is committed to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information please review theKnow Your Rightsnotice from the Department of Labor.