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Registered Nurse - Plastics/Eyes Operating Room - RN

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Mayo Clinic

Jacksonville, Florida

The RN in the Operating Room circulates and coordinates the surgical team in all aspects of OR activities, providing for optimum perioperative nursing care to patients. Mayo Clinic is an academic medical center.

Posted Oct 14 · New grads welcomed

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Shift and hours
Flexible hours including days, evenings, nights Ability to work flexible hours, which may include days, evenings, nights, holidays, and weekends and on-call.
Unit and setting
Plastics/Eyes Operating Room · Hospital Registered Nurse - Plastics/Eyes Operating Room - RN
License
RN license Current RN license by applicable state requirements.Current RN license

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed If you are interested in becoming an RN in the Operating Room at Mayo Clinic in Florida and have no OR experience, please consider our Periop 101 program.
License
Current RN license Current RN license by applicable state requirements.
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) competency Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) competency.
Certification
Additional specialty certification/training as required by the work area Additional specialty certification/training as required by the work area.
Education
Graduate of a nursing program
Also asks
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
Also asks
Experience working in a team environment Experience working in a team environment.
Also asks
Computer skills Computer skills required, prior experience with electronic medical record systems preferred.
Also asks
Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the work setting Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the work setting.
Also asks
Demonstrated leadership, effective communicator, and excellent critical thinking skills Demonstrated leadership, effective communicator, and excellent critical thinking skills.

Preferred

Education
Baccalaureate nursing program graduate Graduate of a baccalaureate nursing program preferred, but not required.
Experience
One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting is preferred.
Also asks
Prior experience with electronic medical record systems
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What it pays

Benefits

  • BenefitsMultiple medical plan optionsMedical: Multiple plan options.
  • BenefitsDelta Dental or reimbursement accountDental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • BenefitsAffordable vision plan with national networkVision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • BenefitsHSA and FSAs for eligible expensesPre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • BenefitsCompetitive retirement packageRetirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.
  • Medical: multiple plan options
More benefits (4)
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account
  • Vision: affordable plan with national network
  • Pre-tax savings: HSA and FSAs
  • Retirement: competitive retirement package

The role and schedule

Precepting
You would precept other nurses The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
Day to day
Circulates and coordinates the surgical team The RN in the Operating Room circulates and coordinates the surgical team in all aspects of OR activities, providing for optimum perioperative nursing care to patients.
Day to day
May be asked to scrub as needed The OR RN may be asked to scrub as needed.
Day to day
Functions as patient advocate Functions as the patient's advocate.
Day to day
Accountable for coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care and patient/family education The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
Care model
Mayo Nursing Care Model
Weekends
May include weekends Ability to work flexible hours, which may include days, evenings, nights, holidays, and weekends and on-call.
On call
45-minute on-call requirement *Qualified applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance to campus to meet 45-minute on-call requirement
Holidays
May include holidays
Details
34 operating rooms in Jacksonville hospital Our state-of-the-art hospital in Jacksonville includes 34 operating rooms that include an IMRI OR suite and a dedicated endovascular OR suite.
Details
Periop 101 program for RNs with no OR experience

Support on this unit

The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Residency
Upcoming cohort date early/mid 2027

The workplace

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Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, holiday, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

Operating Room has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.

Original listing

Posted on Mayo Clinic’s careers page.

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Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U. S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights Medical: Multiple plan options. Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage. Vision: Affordable plan with national network. Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses. Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Responsibilities

The RN in the Operating Room circulates and coordinates the surgical team in all aspects of OR activities, providing for optimum perioperative nursing care to patients. The OR RN may be asked to scrub as needed. Functions as the patient's advocate.

Our state-of-the-art hospital in Jacksonville includes 34 operating rooms that include an IMRI OR suite and a dedicated endovascular OR suite. We use the best modern equipment and advanced technologies to create an environment that merges the art of healing with the science of medicine.

If you are interested in becoming an RN in the Operating Room at Mayo Clinic in Florida and have no OR experience, please consider our Periop 101 program. Upcoming cohort date early/mid 2027. If you have questions and would like to learn more about the Periop 101 program, please schedule to attend an upcoming virtual Informational Forum by clicking the following link: https://outlook.office365.com/book/MCBOOK-Periop101InformationalForumDiscussion@mayo.edu/

  • The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
  • The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family.
  • The RN will function within the Mayo Nursing Care Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
  • The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN.
  • The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
  • The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources.
  • The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching; and may participate on committees or projects.

This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Qualifications

All associate degree or diploma registered nurses hired into the Department of Nursing with a RN start date after April 1, 2020, must provide documented evidence of program completion of their baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program within 5 years from the last day of the month of their RN start date. All entry-level associate degree registered nurses with a RN start date prior to April 1, 2020 must provide documented evidence of program completion of a baccalaureate degree in nursing program as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at time of hire. *Qualified applicants must live within a reasonable driving distance to campus to meet 45-minute on-call requirement

  • Graduate of a nursing program
  • Graduate of a baccalaureate nursing program preferred, but not required.
  • One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting is preferred.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
  • Experience working in a team environment.
  • Computer skills required, prior experience with electronic medical record systems preferred.
  • Ability to work flexible hours, which may include days, evenings, nights, holidays, and weekends and on-call.
  • Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the work setting.
  • Demonstrated leadership, effective communicator, and excellent critical thinking skills.
  • Current RN license by applicable state requirements.
  • Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) competency.
  • Additional specialty certification/training as required by the work area.

Site Description

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law". Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

What's around it?

In Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent
$1,465/mo
Household income
$69,872/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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