Remote Pre Admission Nurse Jobs – Hiring Now
Last updated: October 20, 2026 · By Amna
Pre admission nursing, in one checklist:
- ☐ You prepare patients for a scheduled procedure or admission: interview, history, records, instructions.
- ☐ The phone and paperwork half can be remote. The hands-on testing half cannot.
- ☐ Many posts are hybrid — remote days plus on-site testing days — exactly as the post states.
- ☐ Your RN license must cover the state where the patient sits.
- ☐ Pay is stated per post. No BLS median exists for this title.
First, the Name: Nurse vs. the Testing Work
Two pages, two angles. The pre admission testing page covers the work itself — the testing service a patient passes through before a procedure. This page covers the nurse: the seat you would sit in, the split you would work, and how to read a post for it. If you want the service view, read that page. If you are deciding whether to apply as the nurse, stay here.
What You Actually Do — the Task List
- ☐ Interview the patient by phone or video: history, allergies, current medicines, past anesthesia or procedure issues the record needs to show.
- ☐ Review the record before the day: orders, prior results, clearances still missing — and chase the missing pieces.
- ☐ Run the checklist the service uses, so nothing reaches procedure day undone.
- ☐ Give the instructions: fasting, medicine holds or changes as the orders state them, arrival time, what to bring.
- ☐ Flag problems early: a gap in the record, a result out of range, a patient who needs a clinician’s eyes before the day.
- ☐ Document it all so the procedure team opens a complete chart, not a puzzle.
The Split: What Is Remote, What Is Not
Done from home:
- ✓ The pre-admission interview — phone or video.
- ✓ Records review, results chasing, checklist work.
- ✓ Patient instructions and follow-up calls.
- ✓ Scheduling coordination and documentation.
Done on site, always:
- ✗ Physical examination elements the service requires in person.
- ✗ ECGs — a tracing needs the patient and the machine in one room.
- ✗ Lab draws and any hands-on testing.
The remote half earns its keep too: a missing clearance found three days early is a phone call; the same gap found on procedure morning is a cancelled case.
That split is why most pre admission posts are hybrid in practice. A post that lists testing duties and calls itself fully remote is a post to question: either the duties are the remote half only, or the word “remote” is doing work it should not. Read the duties line, then the location line, and make them agree before you apply.
The License and Credential Checklist
- ☐ Active RN license covering the state where your patients sit — the license follows the patient, not your chair.
- ☐ Compact check: if the patients sit in a compact state and your home state is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, a multistate license can cover it. If either side is outside the compact, that state’s own license is the route.
- ☐ Credentials: posts name the credentials and experience they accept — perioperative, pre-op, assessment or chart-review backgrounds are the kind of lines posts state. This page sets no credential rule, because posts differ. Read the requirement section, not this checklist, for the final word.
- ☐ Verify your license standing on NCSBN.org before you apply.
Pay, in Checklist Form
- ☐ BLS median for pre admission nurses: not published. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports no separate figure for this title. Anyone quoting you one is guessing.
- ☐ Baseline: a median of $86,070 a year for registered nurses nationally (OES, May 2024) — the RN line this page uses for context.
- ☐ The post states the pay: hourly or salaried, per the post’s own terms — and hybrid posts price the whole role, not just the remote days.
- ☐ Context lines: the same BLS source reports $126,260 a year for nurse practitioners and $59,730 for LPNs and LVNs.
- ☐ Verify the baselines on BLS.gov.
Before You Apply — the Five-Minute Check
- ☐ Your RN license covers the state the post names for its patients.
- ☐ The post’s split is written down: remote duties, on-site duties, site location.
- ☐ The on-site site is one you can actually reach on testing days.
- ☐ You have one question ready for the interview: which duties keep the on-site days on site.
How to Apply: Step by Step
- Find the split in the post. Which duties are remote, which days are on site, at which location. If the post does not say, that is your first interview question.
- Search with the role words: “pre admission nurse,” “pre-admission testing nurse,” “pre-op assessment nurse,” plus “remote” or “hybrid,” on official careers pages. Start from the companies hub.
- Lead your resume with assessment work. Interviews, histories, record review, patient teaching — stated plainly. Use the resume guide.
- Apply on the official site only and keep the confirmation.
Full path: How to get a remote nursing job. Browse the wider family in the remote nursing jobs hub.
Where to Apply
Pre admission seats sit mostly with hospital systems and large care organizations that run procedure and surgical programs, plus the plans and programs that coordinate them. These are their official careers pages — search the role words on each and check the location line for the split; the employer’s own listing is the real, current post. Applying is always free:
- UnitedHealth Group Careers (UnitedHealthcare and Optum) — search “pre admission nurse” or “pre-admission testing.”
- CVS Health Clinical Careers (includes Aetna) — search “pre admission” or “pre-op assessment.”
- The Cigna Group Healthcare Careers — search “pre admission nurse” on its healthcare teams.
- Humana Careers — search “pre-admission” or “assessment nurse.”
- Centene Careers — search “pre admission” under Clinical & Care Management.
Fits You If — Skip It If
Fits you if:
- ✓ You like structured work: a checklist, a record, a day that is ready before it starts.
- ✓ Your assessment interviews are thorough and your documentation is clean.
- ✓ A hybrid split — remote days plus on-site testing days — fits your life.
Skip it if:
- ✗ You need fully remote work. The testing half of this role happens in a room with the patient.
- ✗ Chasing missing results and records sounds like drudgery — it is a large share of the job.
- ✗ Your license does not cover the state the service’s patients sit in.
Red Flags: Protect Yourself
Real employers never charge a fee to apply, never interview only on a chat app, and never ask you to cash a check for equipment. Pre admission searches draw a specific trap: posts that advertise fully remote testing work with no site, no named employer and pay well above the RN baseline. Testing needs a patient in the room — a post that erases the on-site half is selling the title, not the job. Full checklist: Report a Job / Report a Scam.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a pre admission nurse do?
You prepare patients for a scheduled procedure or admission: the interview and history, the records review, the checklist the service runs on, and the instructions the patient follows before the day. You flag gaps and missing results early, and you document the chart so the procedure team opens it complete.
Is pre admission nursing fully remote?
No — not the whole role. The interview, records review, instructions and follow-up calls can be done from home. Physical examination elements, ECGs and lab draws happen on site, with the patient in the room. Most posts are hybrid, and the post states its own split. Read the duties and location lines together.
What credentials do pre admission posts ask for?
Each post names its own. In general terms, posts state an active RN license and name the background they accept — perioperative, pre-op or assessment experience are the lines posts commonly state. There is no single credential rule for this role. The requirement section of the post in front of you is the answer.
Who hires pre admission nurses?
In general terms: hospital systems and care organizations that run procedure and surgical programs, and the services that prepare their patients. Posts appear on those employers’ official careers pages. This page names no specific opening — search the role words on the portals above and read each listing on the employer’s own site.
How much do pre admission nurses make?
Pay is stated per post. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no separate median for pre admission nurses; its RN baseline is a median of $86,070 a year nationally (May 2024). Hybrid posts price the whole role — remote days and on-site days together — so read the full written terms. Verify the baseline on BLS.gov.
How do I know a pre admission listing here is current?
We check each job on the official employer site before posting and re-check weekly. Each post shows its verified date. See How We Verify Jobs.
Final tip: In your first interview, ask one question: “Which days are on site, and which duties keep them there?” The answer tells you the real shape of the post — and a straight answer is a good sign about the employer, too.
Disclaimer: We are an independent job information site, not the employer. Details can change. Always confirm pay, license needs and deadlines on the official employer site. Pay figures above are from the U. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024) — verify current data on BLS.gov. License rules: verify on NCSBN.org.