Travel Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Required Skills/Experience:

• 2 years Phase I/Phase II PACU experience.
• First-time travelers considered only with extensive PACU experience.
• PACU experience with the listed patient types; must be able to read/interpret cardiac rhythms, manage cardiac gtts, and provide discharge instructions. Will work Phase I and Phase II recovery.
• Art lines, TR bands, chest tubes, and CBI required.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience recovering post-cath, bronchs, and IR patients highly preferred.

Required Credentials:

• CPAN accepted in lieu of CAPA.

Special Requests:

• Candidates previously employed by Aurora BayCare PACU will not be accepted.

Unit Details:

• Inpatient, outpatient, and observation patients; pediatric and adult.
• Cases include general, plastics, urology, GI, bariatrics, GYN, minor vascular, neurosurgery (spine, cranies), robotics, ophthalmology, ortho, cardiothoracic (thoracotomies/pericardial windows; no open hearts), ENT (sinus, PE tubes, T/As), endovascular, fistulas, bronchs, post-cath, and post-IR/Neuro IR.
• May occasionally care for an intubated patient or assist with intubation in PACU.
• Patient ratios: Pre-op 1:3; Phase I 1:2; Phase II 1:3.
• Uses Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis.
• Bedside and nursing station telemetry; no tele tech.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Set schedule, Monday-Friday.
• No weekend rotation. No call. Not allowed to pick up weekends.
• No holiday requirement.
• No more than 4 days of RTO will be approved.

Floating Requirements:

• Travelers float regularly between Phase I and Phase II recovery across Main and East PACU.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

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