Overview:
Join the absolute forefront of modern surgery at the UF Health St. Johns Operating Rooms. We are seeking a highly skilled Perioperative Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver exceptional, goal-directed nursing care across our premier surgical network. Our facilities are recognized among the top 2% of community hospitals nationwide for robotic case volume and feature cutting-edge surgical innovations, including the da Vinci 5 robotic platform.
Whether providing advanced care at our brand-new, 220,000-square-foot flagship UF Health Durbin Park Hospital or our established surgical sites, you will collaborate within highly respectful, collaborative clinical pods.
Why Our Operating Rooms Stand Out
- Pioneering Technology: Be among the elite teams utilizing the da Vinci 5 robot, bringing next-generation tactile feedback and precision directly to the sterile field.
- High-Volume, Dynamic Cases: Work across diverse, multidisciplinary service lines with expanding specialized fields in urogynecology, gynecologic oncology, complex bariatrics, and general surgery.
- Unmatched Lifestyle: Practice in one of the country's most rapidly expanding medical corridors in St. Johns County, celebrated for top-ranked public schools and beautiful coastal living.
Position Overview & Responsibilities
- Comprehensive Care: Provide individualized, goal-directed nursing care utilizing the nursing process and professional standards across assigned phases of perioperative care.
- Team Leadership: Perform all staff nurse activities and serve effectively as a Charge Nurse when assigned.
- Accountability: Maintain overall accountability for assigned patients across all age groups, supervising and delegating appropriate tasks to Surgical Technologists, Patient Care Associates, and Anesthesia Technologists.
- Collaboration: Partner under the direction of the Nurse Manager in accordance with departmental and hospital policies.
Qualifications:
Job Requirements
Required Education & Licensure
- Education: Associate’s Degree from an accredited school of nursing.
- Note: Hires must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited school within three (3) years of hire or transfer.
- Licensure: Active license to practice nursing in the State of Florida.
- Certifications:
- BLS (Basic Life Support) from the American Heart Association.
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) from the American Heart Association.
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) required within six (6) months of hire or transfer.
Required Experience
- Experience: Minimum of 1–2 years of related operating room (OR) experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) upon hire.
- Specialty Certification in perioperative nursing.
- 2+ years of relevant perioperative nursing experience.