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Pre-Surgical Testing NP

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient surgical admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.

• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.

• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.

• Interprets laboratory and test results.

• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.

• Completes medication reconciliation, skin attestation, VTE documentation

· Upon discharge, makes note of an assessment, prescriptions, and...