Registered Nurse - Pre-Op/PACU - RN

Mayo Clinic • Jacksonville, FL

5d • Onsite

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, working within the Mayo Nursing Care Model to plan, implement, evaluate, and communicate all phases of care for assigned patients. Practice is guided by the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.

The RN provides leadership through precepting, formal and informal leadership activities, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates care based on skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and available resources. The role requires strong communication, mentoring, and teaching skills, and may include committee or project participation.

Pre-Op/PACU nurses care for patients before and immediately after surgery, including in Pre-Op, Phase 1 PACU, and Phase 2 PACU; they do not perform surgery. Duties include assessing patients and addressing pre-operative issues, starting and monitoring IVs, administering pre-operative medications, and explaining instructions, 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. Staffing 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, followed by 3–4 days per week for the next 4–5 weeks. Applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance of campus to meet the 45-minute on-call requirement. The role is eligible for TN sponsorship, which requires state licensure and completion of VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Requirements

• Graduate of a nursing program.
• Current RN license under applicable state requirements.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers 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 upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Additional state licensure 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, including days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on-call.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations in the work setting.
• Demonstrated leadership, effective communication, and 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 to 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 document 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 document completion of a baccalaureate nursing degree as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of a baccalaureate nursing program preferred.
• At least one year 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 identify and address pre-operative issues.
• Start and monitor IVs and administer pre-operative medications.
• Provide pre-operative instruction and explain patients’ rights and procedures.
• Provide care to post-operative patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia in PACU.
• Provide leadership through precepting, leadership activities, 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.

Benefits

• Multiple medical plan options.
• Dental coverage through Delta Dental or a reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision plan with a national network.
• HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
• Competitive retirement package.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans.
• Continuing education and advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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