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 settings and the continuum of care, working within the Mayo Nursing Care Model to plan, implement, evaluate, and communicate all phases of care for assigned patients. Practice is guided by the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.

The RN provides leadership through precepting, formal and informal leadership, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates care based on skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability. The role also involves mentoring and teaching, and may include participation on committees or projects.

Pre-Op/PACU nurses care for patients before and immediately after surgery; they do not perform surgery. Responsibilities span Pre-Op, Phase 1 PACU, and Phase 2 PACU. Nurses assess patients and identify and resolve pre-operative issues, start and monitor IVs, administer pre-operative medications, and provide pre-operative instruction and explanations of patient rights and procedures. In PACU, nurses care for post-operative patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia. The department is a fast-paced unit that uses critical care nursing concepts.

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. Qualified applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement. The role is eligible for TN sponsorship; successful sponsorship requires state licensure and 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 required upon hire and maintained thereafter through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) for Health Care Providers from the American Heart Association required 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, which may include 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 completing a baccalaureate degree in nursing 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 completing a baccalaureate degree in nursing as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at the time of hire.
• Applicants new to Mayo Clinic or the Pre-Op/PACU team must be available for orientation Monday through Friday for the first week and 3–4 days per week for the next 4–5 weeks.
• Must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Baccalaureate nursing program graduate preferred.
• 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, preferred.
• Prior experience with electronic medical record systems preferred.

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.
• 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 available resources.
• Assess patients and identify and resolve pre-operative issues.
• Start and monitor IVs and administer pre-operative medications.
• Provide pre-operative instruction and explain patients’ rights and procedures.
• Provide post-operative care in PACU for patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia.
• Mentor and teach; participate in committees or projects as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

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