Travel Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Required Skills/Experience:
Applicants must have 1-2 years of recent ICU and/or Level I trauma center PACU experience.
Recent PACU/Preop experience and a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience are required.
Surgicenter experience is not accepted because surgicenters do not see the level of patient complexity found in a Level I trauma center.

Required Credentials:
Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved RN program is required.

Shift & Scheduling:
On-call shifts are required for PACU: Saturday 7p-730a, Sunday 7a-730p, and Sunday 7p-730a.
Saturday day shifts are worked from 7a-730p; team members, including travelers, must choose a Saturday when completing their 8-week schedule, and travelers are required to choose 1-2 Saturdays per 8-week period.
Travelers are asked to choose 2 day and 2 night shifts in an 8-week period.

Unit Details:
Monitor post-operative patients' levels of recovery and consciousness from anesthesia and provide updates to the medical team as needed.
Obtain and record patients' vital signs.
Observe patients for signs of side effects of anesthesia medication.
Treat pain, nausea, and other post-operative symptoms of anesthesia and administer medication as prescribed.
Update charting, patient files, and medical records.
Educate patients and their families on post-surgery care and answer their questions.

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