Travel Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Required Skills/Experience:
One year of critical care experience or two years of medical-surgical experience is required.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Previous day surgery, pre-admission services, or ambulatory surgery center experience is preferred.

Preferred Credentials:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
Conscious sedation certification preferred.
Ultrasound-guided IV certification preferred.
CRASE training. If travel assignment extends beyond a 6-month period, CRASE training will be required.

Unit Details:
Performs nursing activities in pre-anesthesia, post-anesthesia Phase I, and post-anesthesia Phase II care during the patient's surgical experience.
Monitors patients having local-only procedures in the OR and may administer conscious sedation if certified.
PACU care includes airway and respiratory management, pain medication administration, postoperative nausea treatment, and maintaining normothermia.
Uses the Aldrete scoring system during PACU care.
Assists anesthesia with various nerve blocks as needed.
The peri-anesthesia nurse directs and supervises any personnel assigned.
The role includes use of glucometers, arterial lines, Space Labs, bladder scanners, ultrasound machines, a Belmont rapid infuser, and blood warmers.

Shift & Scheduling:
The schedule follows a weekday pattern.
The employee will be on call for the Post-Anesthesia Unit on a regular scheduled rotation.

Floating Requirements:
Agency nurses will be floated to other departments where they are qualified to perform patient care before core staff is floated.

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