Description

American Traveler is hiring a PACU RN for a short-term acute care hospital, requiring at least 1 year of PACU experience and BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

Details

• Work in the PACU unit with a 1:2 patient ratio
• Day shift schedule, 4x10 hours, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
• On-call requirement of 100 hours, including weekend on-call coverage
• Floating between units and sister facilities based on unit needs and skill set
• Epic EMR used for charting
• Facility scrubs provided for OR, Critical Care, ED, and Maternal Child units; any color scrub accepted elsewhere

Requirements

• Active RN license (Compact license must be in hand at submission)
• Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS, PALS (CCRN and NIHSS preferred)
• Minimum 1 year of PACU experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Must have a valid Compact RN license and OR RN license
• Must have a vehicle for this assignment
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required

Additional Information

• Provide perianesthesia care including airway management, ABG interpretation, and cardiac monitoring
• Care for surgical patients across specialties including neuro, spine, ortho, cardiac, and general surgery
• Support pre- and post-operative patient care, including discharge instructions and medication reconciliation
• Manage patients under various anesthesia types including general, MAC, spinal, and nerve blocks
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Returning staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
• Local candidates accepted at a lower bill rate
• Must reside within 50 miles for local candidate consideration
• RTO requests must be submitted upfront during the offer process; post-offer RTO requests may not be granted
• No fee for parking at the facility