Operating Room Board Runner
Mayo Clinic
Nicholas is a perioperative registered nurse holding a Master of Science in Nursing from Northern Arizona University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lakeview College of Nursing. He currently serves as a Board Runner at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ, where he is responsible for managing daily staffing and optimizing surgical flow in both inpatient and outpatient operating rooms.
With over a decade of operating room experience, Nicholas has held diverse roles including circulator, scrub nurse, board runner, and preceptor. He is CNOR certified and has achieved the Bronze Level Quality Academy Certification at Mayo Clinic. His professional interests encompass cardiothoracic surgery, nursing scholarly work, and perioperative quality improvement. Additionally, he contributes to the New Knowledge and Innovation Subcommittee at Mayo Clinic Arizona, evaluating nursing scholarly work for dissemination.