Registered Nurse - Pre-op/PACU PRN - RN

Mayo Clinic•Jacksonville, FL

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, and is accountable for planning, implementing, evaluating, and communicating all phases of care for assigned patients within the Mayo Nursing Care Model and 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 available resources. The role also calls for strong communication, mentoring, and teaching skills, and may include committee or project participation. Pre-Op/PACU nurses care for patients before and immediately after surgical procedures; they do not perform surgery. Duties span Pre-Op, Phase 1 PACU, and Phase 2 PACU. Nurses assess and resolve pre-operative issues, start and monitor IVs, administer pre-operative medications, and explain pre-operative instructions, patient rights, and procedures. In PACU, they care for patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia. The department is a fast-paced unit using critical-care nursing concepts, with stated nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:3 in Pre-Op, 1:2 in Phase 1 PACU, and 1:3 in Phase 2 PACU. New hires to Mayo Clinic or the Pre-Op/PACU team must be available to orient Monday through Friday for 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 VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Requirements

Graduate of a nursing program.
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 degree completion as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at time of hire.
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.
Current RN license meeting applicable state requirements.
For Florida: maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) competency; ACLS is required.
Additional state licensure and/or 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.
New hires to Mayo Clinic or the Pre-Op/PACU team must be available for the specified orientation schedule.

Nice To Haves

One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting, or one year of LPN experience at Mayo Clinic, is preferred.
Prior experience with electronic medical record systems is 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.
Assess patients and quickly identify and resolve pre-operative issues.
Start and monitor IVs and administer pre-operative medications.
Provide pre-operative instructions and explanations of patient rights and procedures.
Provide care for post-operative patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia in PACU.
Provide nursing leadership through precepting, leadership roles, and quality-improvement efforts.
Delegate patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources.
Mentor and teach, and potentially participate in committees or projects.