Registered Nurse - Pre-Op/PACU

About This Role

This Registered Nurse (RN) position in Pre-Op/PACU at Mayo Clinic involves coordinating nursing care, providing direct patient care, and educating patients and families through the pre-operative and post-operative phases. The role requires assessing and resolving issues, administering medications, monitoring IVs, and caring for patients recovering from various types of anesthesia.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education, and transitions of care
• Support professional nursing practice across practice settings and continuum of care to meet patient and family needs
• Function within the Mayo Nursing Care Model, planning, implementing, evaluating, and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients
• Provide leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts
• Delegate patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and availability of resources
• Focus on patient care before and immediately following surgical procedures, including Pre-Op, Phase 1 PACU, and Phase 2 PACU
• Assess, quickly identify, and resolve pre-operative issues
• Start and monitor IVs, administer pre-operative medications, and perform pre-operative instruction and explanation of patient's rights and procedures
• Provide care for post-op patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia in the PACU

Requirements

• Graduate of a nursing program
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Experience working in a team environment
• Ability to work flexible hours, including days, evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on-call
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the work setting
• Demonstrated leadership
• Effective communicator
• Excellent critical thinking skills

Qualifications

• Graduate of a nursing program
• Entry-level, one year of RN experience in an applicable care setting is preferred.

Nice to Have

• Graduate of a baccalaureate nursing program
• One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting
• Prior experience with electronic medical record systems

Benefits

Certifications