Pre-Admission Testing Nurse - RN/ LVN
Company: Advanced Surgery Centers
Location: Round Rock
Posted on: February 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: Job Purpose: The
PAT Nurse provides preoperative assessments and instructions to
prepare patients for surgery. Duties and Responsibilities: ·
Initiates preoperative assessment and care to pre-surgical patients
using the nursing process · Responsible and accountable for
pre-procedural testing, documenting and communication patient
history · Provides preoperative instructions and education to
patients prior to surgery · Discusses and arranges post-operative
follow up care for patients · Reviews physician orders to ensure
necessary tests and preoperative labs are complete · Evaluates and
screens patients for any possible complications · Communicates with
the surgeon, office nursing staff, triage, scheduling and OR staff
as needed · Works collaboratively with the other team members to
assure the safe and accurate delivery of patient care · Assesses
the patient’s condition and addresses their needs before and during
surgery · Has regular and predictable attendance · Adheres to ADSC
policies and procedures · Performs other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: · Prior PAT nurse experience ·
Knowledge and experience in ASC, operating room or ASC nursing care
· Competence in assessing, treating and caring for patients based
on age-specific needs · Ability to set priorities and provide
direction to others that promotes efficiency on the unit · Ability
to correlate clinical data with patient’s medical and nursing care
· Effective communication and positive interpersonal skills ·
Ability to maintain patient confidentiality · Ability to transcribe
physicians orders accurately and read labels and instructions
completely Supervision: Reports directly to the Director of Nursing
and Administrator Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: · Graduate
of an Accredited School of Nursing · Current nursing licensure to
practice in the State of Texas, successful completion of Basic
Cardiac Life Support Course; ALCS required and PALS preferred · Two
years’ experience in perioperative nursing preferred Bilingual
preferred Working Conditions: Environmental Conditions : Medical
Office environment, Ambulatory Surgery Center Physical Conditions :
Must be able to work as scheduled. Good visual acuity and accurate
color vision. Ability to lift/transfer patients in excess of 100
pounds, which may require pushing, pulling and essentially
utilizing a full range of body movement. Ability to push a gurney
with a 150-pound patient on it. Ability to stand, walk, stop,
kneel, crouch and/or crawl. Ability to reach, grasp, use fine
finger movement and feel fine sensation to discern temperature,
texture, size and shape. Ability to lift 25-pound instrument trays.
Ability to push heavy equipment on wheels within the OR suite.
Ability to wear lead apron.
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