Registered Nurse - Plastics/Eyes Operating Room - RN

Mayo Clinic • Jacksonville, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Plastics/Eyes Operating Room circulates and coordinates the surgical team in all aspects of operating room activities, providing optimum perioperative nursing care. The RN may be asked to scrub as needed and functions as the patient’s advocate. The role is based in a state-of-the-art Jacksonville hospital with 34 operating rooms, including an IMRI OR suite and a dedicated endovascular OR suite, using modern equipment and advanced technologies.

The RN is accountable for coordinating nursing care, including direct patient care, patient and family education, and transitions of care. Working within the Mayo Nursing Care Model and the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, the RN plans, implements, evaluates, and communicates all phases of care for assigned patients. The RN supports professional nursing practice across settings and the continuum of care, provides leadership through precepting and other leadership roles and quality improvement efforts, and delegates care based on skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources. The RN may also participate in committees or projects.

Applicants without operating room experience may consider Mayo Clinic in Florida’s Periop 101 program. An upcoming cohort is planned for early/mid 2027. This role is eligible for TN sponsorship; successful sponsorship requires state licensure and VisaScreen or equivalent certification. Qualified applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance to campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement.

Requirements

• Graduate of a nursing program.
• Current RN license in accordance with applicable state requirements.
• Maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) competency.
• 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.
• Additional specialty certification or training as required by the work area.
• 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 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 completion of a baccalaureate nursing degree as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Graduation from a baccalaureate nursing program.
• One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting.
• Prior experience with electronic medical record systems.
• For applicants without operating room experience, participation in the Periop 101 program is an option.

Responsibilities

• Circulate and coordinate the surgical team in operating room activities and provide perioperative nursing care.
• Scrub as needed.
• Advocate for the patient.
• 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.
• Support professional nursing practice across practice settings and the continuum of care.
• Provide leadership through precepting, formal or informal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
• Delegate patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability.
• Participate in committees or projects as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed