Nurse Pre-Surgery

Job Summary:

The Pre-Surgery Registered Nurse (RN) is a vital member of the perioperative team, responsible for providing comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care to individuals undergoing surgical and/or procedural interventions. This role focuses on the admission, assessment, education, and preparation of patients prior to their procedure, ensuring they are medically optimized, emotionally prepared, and understand the plan of care. The Pre-Surgery RN acts as a patient advocate, collaborating with physicians, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure a safe and positive surgical experience.

Job Responsibilities:

Patient Assessment and Data Collection:

• Conduct thorough pre-operative assessments, including medical history, surgical history, social history, allergies, current medications (including supplements and over-the-counter drugs), and review of systems.
• Perform a physical assessment, vital signs, and baseline assessment relevant to the planned procedure.

Patient Education and Communication:

• • Provide clear and concise education to patients and their families regarding the planned procedure, anesthesia type, pre-operative instructions (e.g., NPO status, medication adjustments), expected recovery course, and post-operative care.
  • Address patient questions and concerns, alleviate anxieties, and provide emotional support.

Preparation for Surgery/Procedure:

• • Initiate and manage IV access, ensuring appropriate gauge and location.
  • Administer pre-operative medications as prescribed (e.g., anxiolytics, antibiotics).
  • Ensure all necessary pre-operative orders are completed and documented.
  • Verify patient identity and surgical site using established protocols

Minimum:

AZ RN license 
American Heart Association BLS certification

Preferred:

BSN
Professional certification in area of specialty
One year recent acute care experience

Hello Humankindness

Located conveniently off the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue in Glendale, Arizona, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center, a campus of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, is the centerpiece of Dignity Health’s West Valley expansion.  With a vision of “Partnering with patients, physicians, employees and communities to improve the health of all we serve”; St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center is collaborating with groups to build an organization that meets today’s changing healthcare needs.

As part of the new 35-acre medical campus, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center features new approaches to healthcare via its onside collaboration with Dignity Health partners. The Westgate team has a solid patient/physician focused style to customer service; actively partnering with patients and physicians to plan for the continuum of care.  It is with Dignity Health’s humankindness movement that gives St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center the opportunity to open a hospital that is based upon partnerships with patients, physicians, employees, and the community.

With future plans to expand, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center, a 60,000 square foot hospital, includes a 12-bed full-service emergency department, a 24-bed inpatient unit, 2 operating rooms, 2 procedural rooms, dedicated space for diagnostic services, an ambulance bay and helipad. The campus features some of the most innovative uses of materials to promote patient safety, patient satisfaction and medical efficiency.

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

Tobacco-free campus.