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 throughout the continuum of care, following Mayo Clinic’s Nursing Care Model and the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Responsibilities include planning, implementing, evaluating, and communicating all phases of care for assigned patients, providing leadership through precepting and quality improvement, and delegating care according to staff skill and experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability.

Pre-Op/PACU nurses care for patients before and immediately after surgery, including in Pre-Op, Phase 1 PACU, and Phase 2 PACU; they do not perform surgery. Duties include assessing and resolving preoperative issues, starting and monitoring IVs, administering preoperative medications, and providing preoperative instructions and explanations of patient rights and procedures. In PACU, nurses care for patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia. The department is a fast-paced unit that uses critical care nursing concepts, with 72 beds and staffing ratios of 1 RN to 3 patients in Pre-Op, 1 to 2 in Phase 1 PACU, and 1 to 3 in Phase 2 PACU.

This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship requires state licensure and completion of VisaScreen or equivalent certification. Applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement.

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.
• 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.
• Applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance to campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement.
• 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 degree in nursing from an accredited nursing 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.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on-call.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the work setting.
• Demonstrated leadership, effective communication, and excellent critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of a baccalaureate nursing program.
• One year or more of RN experience in an applicable care setting (Acute Care, Progressive Care, Emergency, or Critical Care), or a minimum of 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.
• Provide care to patients before and immediately after surgical procedures in Pre-Op, Phase 1 PACU, and Phase 2 PACU; the role does not perform surgery.
• Assess, quickly identify, and resolve preoperative issues.
• Start and monitor IVs and administer preoperative medications.
• Provide preoperative instruction and explain patient rights and procedures.
• Care for postoperative patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia.
• Provide leadership through precepting, formal or informal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
• Delegate patient care based on skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability.
• Mentor and teach, and potentially participate on committees or projects.

Benefits

• Multiple medical plan options.
• Dental coverage through Delta Dental or a reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Affordable 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
• Education Level: Associate degree