Registered Nurse Team Lead - Urology Operating Room - RN

Mayo Clinic • Jacksonville, FL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Team Leader acts as a formal and informal leader on the unit. The TL participates and collaborates with the management staff to assist with the daily planning and coordination of the assigned work unit. The TL delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources. The Team Leader provides leadership through activities that include development of staff, teaching, precepting, committee work, quality improvements and participation in evidence based practice and research. The TL is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. The TL supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The TL will function within the Mayo Nursing Care Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN. Our state-of-the-art hospital in Jacksonville includes 34 operating rooms that include an IMRI OR suite and a dedicated endovascular OR suite. We use the best modern equipment and advanced technologies to create an environment that merges the art of healing with the science of medicine. This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Requirements

• All associate degree or diploma registered nurses hired into the Department of Nursing with a RN start date after April 1, 2020, must provide documented evidence of program completion of their baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program within 5 years from the last day of the month of their RN start date.
• All entry-level associate degree registered nurses with a RN start date prior to April 1, 2020 must provide documented evidence of program completion of a baccalaureate degree in nursing program as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at time of hire.
• Qualified applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance to campus to meet 45-minute on-call requirement.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking skills.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the work setting.
• Computer skills required.
• Current RN licensure from Florida.
• Basic Life Support certification is required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of a baccalaureate nursing program preferred, but not required.
• One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting is preferred.
• Prior experience with electronic medical record systems preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in work unit specialty area preferred.
• Additional specialty certification/training as required by the work area.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a formal and informal leader on the unit.
• Participates and collaborates with management staff to assist with daily planning and coordination of the assigned work unit.
• Delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources.
• Provides leadership through activities that include development of staff, teaching, precepting, committee work, quality improvements and participation in evidence based practice and research.
• Accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
• Supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family.
• Functions within the Mayo Nursing Care Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
• Makes decisions and directs work and patient flow to achieve maximum work unit efficiency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree