Registered Nurse - Pre-op/PACU PRN - 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, 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; delegates care according to skill level, 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, including Pre-Op, Phase 1 PACU, and Phase 2 PACU; they do not perform surgery. Their work includes assessing and resolving pre-operative issues, starting and monitoring IVs, administering pre-operative medications, and providing pre-operative instruction 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 using critical care nursing concepts, with 72 beds, 95 nurses, 11 patient care technicians, and 8 clinical assistants. Ratios are 1 RN to 3 patients in Pre-Op, 1:2 in Phase 1 PACU, and 1:3 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. Qualified 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.
• Associate degree or diploma RNs hired with a start date after April 1, 2020, must provide documented evidence of completing 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 a 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 hire.
• 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.
• Current RN license in accordance with applicable state requirements.
• For Florida: maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) competency.
• Additional state licensure and/or specialty certification or training as required by the work area.
• For Florida: ACLS is required.
• Must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement.
• Applicants new 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.
• 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 instruction and explain patients' rights and procedures.
• Provide post-operative care to patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia.
• Provide 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.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree