Registered Nurse - Pre-Op/PACU - RN

Mayo Clinic • Jacksonville, FL

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) coordinates nursing care, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care. The RN supports professional nursing practice across care settings and throughout the continuum of care, following the Mayo Nursing Care Model and the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. For assigned patients, the RN plans, implements, evaluates, and communicates all phases of nursing care. The RN provides leadership through precepting, formal or informal leadership, and quality-improvement efforts; delegates care based on skill, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources; and may participate in committees or projects.

Pre-Op/PACU nurses care for patients before and immediately after surgery, in Pre-Op, Phase 1 PACU, and Phase 2 PACU; they do not perform surgery. Duties include assessing patients and identifying and resolving pre-operative issues; starting and monitoring IVs; administering pre-operative medications; explaining procedures and patient rights; and caring for patients recovering from general, regional, or local anesthesia. The department is a fast-paced unit that uses critical-care nursing concepts. It has 72 beds, 95 nurses, 11 patient care technicians, and 8 clinical assistants. Staffing ratios are 1 RN to 3 patients in Pre-Op, 1 RN to 2 patients in Phase 1 PACU, and 1 RN to 3 patients in Phase 2 PACU.

Applicants new to Mayo Clinic or the Pre-Op/PACU team must be available to orient Monday through Friday during the first week, then 3–4 days per week for the following 4–5 weeks. Applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet a 45-minute on-call requirement. The role is eligible for TN sponsorship; successful sponsorship requires state licensure and completion of VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Requirements

• Graduate of a nursing program.
• Current RN license in accordance with applicable state requirements.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers upon hire and maintained thereafter, from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• ACLS for Health Care Providers from the American Heart Association upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Additional state licensure and/or specialty certification or training as required by the work area.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Computer skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours, potentially including days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on-call.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations in the work setting.
• Demonstrated leadership, effective communication, and excellent critical-thinking skills.
• Associate-degree or diploma RNs hired into the Department of Nursing with an RN start date after April 1, 2020 must provide documented evidence of completion of a baccalaureate nursing degree from an accredited program within five years from the last day of the month of their RN start date.
• Entry-level associate-degree RNs with an RN start date before April 1, 2020 must provide documented evidence of baccalaureate nursing program completion as stipulated by the degree-requirement program in place at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of a baccalaureate nursing program.
• One or more years of RN experience in an applicable care setting (Acute Care, Progressive Care, Emergency, or Critical Care), or at least one year of LPN experience at Mayo Clinic.
• Prior experience with electronic medical record systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate nursing care, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care.
• Plan, implement, evaluate, and communicate all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
• Assess patients and quickly identify and resolve pre-operative issues.
• Start and monitor IVs and administer pre-operative medications.
• Provide pre-operative instructions and explain patients’ rights and procedures.
• Care for post-operative patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia in the PACU.
• Provide leadership through precepting, formal or informal leadership roles, and quality-improvement efforts.
• Delegate patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability.
• Participate in committees or projects as applicable.

Benefits

• Medical plan options.
• Dental coverage through Delta Dental or a reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision plan with a national network.
• HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
• Competitive retirement package.
• Continuing education and advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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