Travel Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Required Skills/Experience:

• Must have experience with all listed case types, as well as Pre-op and PACU experience.
• Critical care experience and competencies with ICU cases, including hemodynamic drips and ventilated patients, are required.
• Must be comfortable with pre-op, recovery, and discharge of patients.
• Required skills include IV insertion, ventilator training, epidural/PCA setup/initiation, and initiation of blood product transfusions.

Special Requests:

• Travel pairs are not accepted.
• RTO requires manager approval and must be written into the contract.

Unit Details:

• Although the facility has no trauma designation, it will undergo a trial period starting 1/1/2027 to collect data toward becoming a trauma center and will act as a Level 3 trauma center.
• Patient population includes pediatric and adult patients.
• Case types include GYN, general, robotic bariatric, prostate, hernia, gallbladder, and hysterectomy cases; urology, orthopedic, podiatry, cataract, ENT, and vascular cases; and endoscopy cases including colon, EGD, ERCP, and bronchoscopy.
• Patient ratios are Pre-op: 1:3 or 1:4, depending on acuity; Phase 1: 1:2; Phase 2: 1:4.
• Boarded patients may be cared for when hospital census is full and no inpatient beds are available.
• Equipment includes Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation is call only.
• Weeknight call is limited to a maximum of 1 weeknight per week if needed (7p-7a), based on need.
• Weekend call is limited to a maximum of every other weekend (Friday 7p-Monday 6a), based on need.
• Call response time is 30 minutes.
• Holiday work is required on a rotating basis.
• Shift times vary based on need.
• Schedule cycle: every 4 weeks, a couple weeks.

Floating Requirements:

• Will float throughout the unit, including Pre-op, PACU Phase 1, and Phase 2.

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