Registered Nurse - Vascular Operating Room - RN

Mayo Clinic • Jacksonville, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Vascular Operating Room circulates and coordinates the surgical team across operating room activities to provide optimum perioperative nursing care. The RN may also be asked to scrub as needed and serves as the patient's advocate. Mayo Clinic's Jacksonville hospital has 34 operating rooms, including an IMRI OR suite and a dedicated endovascular OR suite, and uses 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. Within the Mayo Nursing Care Model, the RN plans, implements, evaluates, and communicates all phases of nursing care for assigned patients, using the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice as a basis for practice.

The RN provides leadership through precepting, formal and informal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates patient care based on skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources. The role also involves mentoring and teaching, and may include participation on committees or projects. The position is eligible for TN sponsorship; successful sponsorship requires state licensure and completion of VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Applicants without operating room experience may consider Mayo Clinic in Florida's Periop 101 program. The upcoming cohort is expected in early/mid 2027; an informational forum is available through the link in the posting.

Requirements

• Graduate of a nursing program.
• Current RN license in accordance with 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.
• Applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement.
• Associate degree or diploma nurses 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 program within five years from the last day of the month of their RN start date.
• Entry-level associate degree nurses with an RN start date before April 1, 2020, must provide documented evidence of completion of a baccalaureate nursing degree program as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at the time of hire.
• Additional specialty certification or training as required by the work area.

Nice To Haves

• Graduation from a baccalaureate nursing program 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.

Responsibilities

• Circulate and coordinate the surgical team in operating room activities to provide perioperative nursing care.
• Scrub as needed.
• Act as the patient's advocate.
• 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 within the Mayo Nursing Care Model.
• Provide leadership through preceptor duties, 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; participate in committees or projects as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

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