Travel Nurse RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) / Pre-Post Op - $2,707 per week in Norfolk, VA

Job Title: Pediatric PACU RN Profession: RN Specialty: Pediatric PACU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: AM shifts, 4 × 10-hour shifts Hours per Shift: 10 hours Experience: Direct Pediatric PACU experience required License: Current RN license Certifications: Current flu vaccine required Must-Have: Experience in airway management, modified Aldrete score assessments, medication administration, and discharge teaching Description: All clinicians must have a current flu vaccine. Bigger cases may involve pectus excavatum repair, spinal fusions, cardiac catheterizations, external ventricular drains, breast reductions, and orthopedic procedures.

Job Title: Pediatric PACU RN Profession: RN Specialty: Pediatric PACU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: AM shifts, 4 × 10-hour shifts Hours per Shift: 10 hours Experience: Direct Pediatric PACU experience required License: Current RN license Certifications: Current flu vaccine required Must-Have: Experience in airway management, modified Aldrete score assessments, medication administration, and discharge teaching Description: All clinicians must have a current flu vaccine. No exceptions will be made during flu season. Work schedule includes a combination of 8-hour and 10-hour shifts. On-call duty is required. Start times for shifts will fluctuate between 0730 and 0830, with Thursday shifts starting at 0830. Patient populations include a variety of cases, from short procedures to bigger surgeries. Short procedures may include EGDs, BMTTs, MRIs, T&As, and DLBs. Bigger cases may involve pectus excavatum repair, spinal fusions, cardiac catheterizations, external ventricular drains, breast reductions, and orthopedic procedures. Skills required include managing arterial lines, tracheostomies with home vents, precedex drips, chest tubes, drains, and foleys. Focus areas include airway management, assessment and vital signs, medication administration, and discharge teaching. In Phase 1, staff will provide one-on-one care with patients, monitoring every 15 minutes. In Phase 2, staff may provide one-on-one care or a ratio of one RN to four patients in stepdown, monitoring at least once every hour. Communication with anesthesiologists includes managing all medication orders and signouts. Surgeons oversee discharge orders, instructions, wound issues, and radiology orders.