Registered Nurse-Pre-Anesthesia Screening

2925 Chicago Ave Loading Dock Minneapolis, MN

November 03, 2026

November 11, 2026

Pre Anesthesia Screening

Permanent Evenings (United States of America)

8 hour shift

32

MNA-01-Abbott Northwestern RN-RAN

None

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones.

We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.

Tier 1: 2 years current Abbott main OR pre-anesthesia screening experience
Tier 2: 1-2 years current peri-anesthesia experience

• 0.8 FTE (64 hours per two-week pay period)
• 8-hour permanent evening shifts
• No weekends
• This role requires onsite training for approximately two weeks; however, the duration may vary based on the trainee's individual progress

Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human response to actual or potential health problems. This includes establishing an intentional therapeutic relationship between a registered nurse and a patient and family. As a leader and the integrator of care, the professional nurse has the responsibility, authority, and accountability for planning, coordinating, and evaluating the patient's care needs.

The Pre-Anesthesia Screening (PAS) nurse:

• Assesses surgical patients and determines readiness for day of surgery utilizing evidence-based guidelines and standards.
• Promotes appropriate pre-surgical testing and consultations.
• Utilizes an established, escalating communication plan to reduce preventable delays and cancellations for known medical issues and ensure optimal safety for surgery patients.

• Assessment.
  • Collects, prioritizes and synthesizes comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
  • Collects and prioritizes data in a systematic and ongoing process that involves the patient, family, other health care providers and environment as appropriate.
  • Integrates data relevant to the situation to identify needs, patterns and variances.
  • Uses appropriate evidence based assessment techniques and instruments in data collection.
• Diagnosis.
  • Analyzes assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
  • Interprets assessment information to identify each patient's needs relative to age, developmental stage and culture.
  • Formulates, revises and resolves nursing diagnoses that reflect the current patient status.
  • Validates and communicates nursing diagnoses with the patient, family and other health care team members.
  • Documents nursing diagnoses in compliance with the patient care guidelines.
• Outcomes Identification.
  • Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
  • Establishes, in the collaboration with the family, patient, realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patients present and potential capabilities, goals, available resources and plan for continuity of care.
• Planning.
  • Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
  • Develops an individualized plan considering patient characteristics or the situation as appropriate in conjunction with the patient, family and others.
  • Establishes a plan that provides for continuity of care.
  • Incorporates evidence based nursing practice takes into consideration current statutes, rules and regulations when developing the plan of care.
• Implementation.
  • Implements the identified plan.
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