Registered Nurse in Lethbridge

As a Registered Nurse in the Preoperative Assessment Clinic (PAC), you provide comprehensive nursing assessment, patient education, and care coordination for patients preparing for scheduled surgical procedures. You obtain and review health histories, medication information, allergies, and relevant clinical documentation to identify potential perioperative risks and outstanding requirements. You assess patients' individual health needs, identify concerns that may affect surgical readiness, and facilitate appropriate follow-up with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare providers.

You provide individualized preoperative education regarding surgical preparation, fasting requirements, medication instructions, and anticipated postoperative care, ensuring patients understand their responsibilities and have the information needed to prepare for surgery. Working collaboratively with patients, families, physicians, interdisciplinary teams, and administrative staff, you coordinate care, communicate clinical findings, track outstanding requirements, and support timely completion of preoperative assessments. You maintain accurate and timely documentation in Connect Care, exercise sound clinical judgment, and prioritize competing clinical demands.

In your role, you will utilize nursing processes, through critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, as well as teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and their families. You will play a leadership role in supporting an integrated and holistic approach to patient care, health promotion and maintenance. You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of an accredited nursing education program.
• Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA).
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) certification.

Additional Required Qualifications:

• Recent (within the last 5 years) nursing experience in an acute care, ambulatory care, surgical, or medical-surgical setting.
• Knowledge of preoperative assessment, perioperative nursing principles, and surgical preparation requirements.
• Experience providing patient and family education and promoting patient-centered care.
• Experience with medication reconciliation.
• Proficiency in electronic health records and clinical documentation systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within scope of practice while contributing effectively to a collaborative team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a preoperative assessment clinic.
• Demonstrated skill in patient and family teaching.
• Charge nurse experience.

Security Screening: A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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