Travel PACU RN – 13-Week Acute Care with Bonuses

American Traveler, LLC.; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High Pay Bonuses

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Housing Allowance

Travel Reimbursement

Licensure Reimbursement

CEUs

Weekly Pay

Job summary

American Traveler is hiring a PACU RN for a 13-week acute care assignment in California, requiring CA RN licensure and at least 1 year of PACU experience.

This travel role offers competitive pay and benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k), weekly payroll, CEUs, housing allowance, travel and licensure reimbursements, non-taxed per diem, and traveler rewards. Flexibility for 0600–0830 starts and 8:30–5:00 shifts is expected.

Qualifications

• Active CA RN license required; pending license accepted
• Minimum 1 year of PACU experience required
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required
• Epic charting system experience required
• Skills include respiratory and end-tidal CO2 monitoring, airway assessment, IV therapy/phlebotomy, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Experience with accessing/managing ports, blood product administration, central line care, and PICC line care preferred
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required
• Full SSN and DOB required for consideration

Responsibilities

• Acute care hospital setting within the PACU unit
• Covers Pre/Post and PACU areas with staggered start times between 0600 and 0830
• Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours, with a typical shift of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
• Nurses must remain flexible and stay until the day's cases are completed, as outpatient surgery has no shift relief
• May be required to float between sister facilities
• No guaranteed shift relief for outpatient surgery days
• Provide perianesthesia nursing care across Pre/Post and PACU phases for a variety of surgical cases including ENT, ortho, gyn, plastics, urology, vascular, and ophthalmology procedures
• Support patients under various anesthesia types including general, local, MAC, conscious sedation, and nerve blocks
• Perform pre/post-operative care duties such as discharge instructions, medication reconciliation, pre-op assessments and education, and EKG/ECG acquisition
• Manage cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia recognition, and pain assessment protocols
• Follow isolation precautions/PPE and malignant hyperthermia protocols as needed
• Scrub color is scrubs or business casual
• Must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• RTO limited to no more than 7 days and must be requested upfront during submission
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to qualify for travel pay rate, though local candidates are accepted at a lower bill rate
• Former permanent staff may return as travelers after a 3-month waiting period, provided they are not within 50 miles of the facility
• Can only be submitted to one Providence facility at a time

Skills

CA RN license

PACU experience

BLS

ACLS

PALS

Epic charting

respiratory monitoring

end-tidal CO2 monitoring

IV therapy

airway assessment

central line care

PICC line care

blood product administration

supervisory references

SSN and DOB

Tools

Epic

Job description

American Traveler is hiring a PACU RN for a 13-week acute care assignment in California, requiring CA RN licensure and at least 1 year of PACU experience.

This travel role offers competitive pay and benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k), weekly payroll, CEUs, housing allowance, travel and licensure reimbursements, non-taxed per diem, and traveler rewards. Flexibility for 0600–0830 starts and 8:30–5:00 shifts is expected.