Registered Nurse - Neurosurgery Operating Room - RN

Mayo Clinic • Jacksonville, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Neurosurgery Operating Room circulates and coordinates the surgical team in operating room activities, providing optimum perioperative nursing care and advocating for patients. The RN may be asked to scrub as needed. The Jacksonville hospital has 34 operating rooms, including an IMRI OR suite and a dedicated endovascular OR suite, with modern equipment and advanced technologies.

The RN coordinates nursing care, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care. The role supports professional nursing practice across settings and throughout the continuum of care, and requires planning, implementing, evaluating, and communicating all phases of care for assigned patients within the Mayo Nursing Care Model. The RN provides leadership through precepting, formal and informal leadership, and quality improvement; delegates care based on skill, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources; and may contribute to committees or projects.

Applicants without operating room experience may consider the Periop 101 program. A future cohort date is undetermined and may be in early or mid-2027. The role is eligible for TN sponsorship, which requires state licensure and VisaScreen or equivalent certification. The employee must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet a 45-minute on-call requirement and must be able to work flexible hours, potentially including days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on-call.

Requirements

• Graduate of a nursing program.
• Current RN license according to applicable state requirements.
• Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire, maintained thereafter.
• 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.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership, effective communication, and excellent critical-thinking skills.
• Computer skills.
• Additional specialty certification or training as required by the work area.
• Applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet a 45-minute on-call requirement.
• Associate degree or diploma registered nurses hired with an RN start date after April 1, 2020, must document 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 registered nurses with an RN start date before April 1, 2020, must document completion of a baccalaureate nursing degree as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Baccalaureate nursing program graduation is preferred but not required.
• One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting is preferred.
• Prior experience with electronic medical record systems is preferred.
• Applicants without operating room experience may consider the Periop 101 program.

Responsibilities

• Circulate and coordinate the surgical team in operating room activities.
• Provide optimum perioperative nursing care and advocate for patients.
• Scrub as needed.
• 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.
• Support professional nursing practice across care settings and the continuum of care.
• Provide leadership through precepting, formal and informal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
• Delegate patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability.
• Mentor and teach, and potentially participate in committees or projects.

Benefits

• Medical plan options.
• Dental coverage through Delta Dental or a reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision plan with a national network.
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible expenses.
• Competitive retirement package.
• Continuing education and advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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