Travel Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

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.

Additional Details:

Please keep in mind when listing your start date availability, if you can start the day Monument Health is requesting, you are more likely to be selected for an interview or offer.

Expect someone with a 501 or 605 area code to reach out to interview you for this position.

Shift & Scheduling: -Shift/Hours per week will depend on job posting – please have traveler confirm with recruiter prior to accepting, if offered. -Weekend rotation: Pre-Op/PACU staff have 4 weekend call teams, each caregiver responsible for a weekend call rotation every three weeks -Call Required: Each caregiver has a 2300-0700 call shift about every 2-3 weeks that is during Monday-Friday, in addition to their scheduled 36 hours (WITH EXCEPTION OF NIGHT RN, NO 2300-0700 CALL REQUIRED for that position). Then Each caregiver is also responsible for their designated weekend. These shifts will change throughout the contract period, but the requirement is a weekend call (varied hours Fri-Sun) every 3 weeks. -Holiday Expectations: Holidays are rotated between call teams; all holidays are on call rotations. Will work (2) holidays per year.

Unit Details: Beds: 24 Pre-Op/Phase 2, 19 PACU

Types of Patients on Unit: Infants-Geriatric patient population – they do not recover a ton of infants and would be trained on recovery of that population. Endo – will help prep and discharge Endo patients but would not work Intra-Op Ambulatory/Elective, Acute care/Trauma

Patient Ratios: RN: Pre-Op 1:2-3, PACU 1:1 or 1:2, Phase 2 1:2-4

Required Skills/Experience: Comfortability with Preop, Recovery and Discharge of patients. Comfortability to have boarded patients if hospital census is full and there are no inpatient beds available. These skills are needed in addition to competencies in the below. Variable shift RN: May be learned in orientation, but competencies include: IV insertion, ventilator training, epidural/PCA set up/initiation, initiation of blood product transfusions, competency with administration and monitoring of moderate sedation (will not work Intra-op in Endo but would prep and recover), critical thinking

Floating Requirements: -Routinely: PreOp, PACU, Endo prep and discharge, Phase 2 -Could be floated within scope of practice and below wherever needed

Special Requests: -No RTO will be considered during the first 3 weeks of August annually (Sturgis Bike Rally)