Travel Nurse RN - Preoperative
Hermiston, OR
Care Career
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Travel RN – Pre-Admission Services (PAS)
Specialty: Pre-Admission Services RN
Shift: Days – 4×10s
Schedule: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 8:00 AM–6:30 PM
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours/week
Contract: 13 weeks

Position Overview:
Seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive pre-operative assessments and risk evaluations for surgical patients. The RN will assess patient readiness, identify surgical/anesthesia risks, coordinate medical clearances and testing, provide pre-op education, and collaborate closely with anesthesia, surgeons, and the perioperative team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct pre-operative assessments by phone and in person.
• Review medical history, medications, allergies, and previous surgical/anesthesia experiences.
• Identify patients requiring additional medical clearance or specialty consultation.
• Coordinate pre-op testing, referrals, consultations, and medical clearances.
• Perform focused physical assessments and monitor vital signs.
• Document assessments and patient information accurately in Epic.
• Triage Epic InBasket messages, patient calls, and portal messages.
• Provide education on NPO guidelines, medications, dietary restrictions, arrival instructions, anesthesia, and post-op expectations.
• Communicate patient findings and recommendations to anesthesiologists, CRNAs, surgeons, NPs, PAs, and nursing teams.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Float to other qualified departments as needed.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience preferred.
• Previous surgical experience preferred.
• Current, unrestricted Oregon and Washington RN licenses.
• BLS – Required
• ACLS – Required
• CRASE training required.
• Epic experience preferred.
• Strong assessment, critical-thinking, communication, and patient-education skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse patient populations.

Preferred:

• BSN
• PALS
• CNOR, CPAN, CAPA, or other relevant specialty certification
• Bilingual English/Spanish