Registered Nurse - Pre-Op/PACU - 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 throughout the continuum of care, using the Mayo Nursing Care Model to plan, implement, evaluate, and communicate all phases of care for assigned patients. Practice is based on the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Pre-Op/PACU nurses care for patients before and immediately after surgical procedures; they do not perform surgery. Responsibilities include assessing and resolving pre-operative issues, starting and monitoring IVs, administering pre-operative medications, and explaining instructions, rights, and procedures. In the Post Anesthesia Care Unit, nurses care for patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia. The unit is fast-paced and uses critical care nursing concepts. Staffing ratios are 1 RN to 3 patients in Pre-Op, 1 RN to 2 patients in Phase 1 PACU, and 1 RN to 3 patients in Phase 2 PACU. The RN provides leadership through precepting, formal or informal leadership, and quality-improvement efforts; delegates care according to staff skill and experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources; and may participate in committees or projects. Applicants new to Mayo Clinic or the Pre-Op/PACU team must be available to orient Monday through Friday during the first week, followed by 3–4 days per week for the next 4–5 weeks. Employees must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet a 45-minute on-call requirement. The role is eligible for TN sponsorship, which requires state licensure and VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

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.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) for Health Care Providers from the American Heart Association required upon hire and maintained thereafter.
Additional state licensure(s) and/or specialty certification or training as required by the work area.
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.
Applicants new to Mayo Clinic or the Pre-Op/PACU team must be available for the stated orientation schedule.
Must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement.
For associate-degree or diploma RNs hired into the Department of Nursing with an RN start date after April 1, 2020, documented completion of a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited program is required within five years from the last day of the month of the RN start date.
Entry-level associate-degree RNs whose RN start date was before April 1, 2020 must provide documented completion of a baccalaureate nursing program as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at hire.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate nursing degree preferred.
One year or more of RN experience in an applicable care setting (Acute Care, Progressive Care, Emergency, or Critical Care), or at least one year of LPN experience at Mayo Clinic, preferred.
Prior experience with electronic medical record systems 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 promptly 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 for patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia in the PACU.
Provide leadership through precepting, leadership roles, and quality-improvement efforts.
Delegate patient care according to staff skill and experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and resource availability.
Mentor and teach, communicate effectively, and potentially participate in committees or projects.