Travel PACU RN - $2,187 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Everett, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a PACU position at a Level II Trauma Center, requiring at least 1 year of PACU experience and a WA or compact RN license.

Details

• PACU unit within a Level II Trauma Center following ASPAN standards
• Patient population includes pediatric (1yo+), adult, and geriatric patients across same-day surgeries, in-patient admits, and observation cases
• Surgery types include vascular, general, orthopedic, pediatric, urology, gynecology, neuro/spine, podiatry, ophthalmology, thoracic, trauma, bariatric, ENT, oral, plastics, cardiovascular lab, and interventional radiology
• Day shift schedule of 4x10-hour shifts from 10:30 AM to 9:00 PM
• No weekend or call requirements
• Floating required, including to sister facilities near the contracted location
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active WA or compact RN license required in hand at time of submission
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum of 1 year of PACU experience required
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Skills in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia recognition, pain management, and administration of narcotics/opioid analgesics and reversal agents
• Experience with pre/post-operative care, IV therapy, phlebotomy, and 12-lead EKG/ECG preferred
• Experience with conscious sedation, general, local, and monitored anesthesia care (MAC) preferred
• Two supervisory references covering at least 1 year of experience within the last 3 years required

Additional Information

• Provide pre- and post-operative recovery care including pain assessment, medication reconciliation, and discharge instructions
• Care for patients recovering from cardiac, ENT, general, gynecologic, ophthalmologic, orthopedic, and urologic surgeries
• Any scrub color accepted except reddish orange
• Parking is facility paid
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• One pre-approved RTO request allowed at time of offer
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are not accepted
• Radius requirement of 50 miles from the facility
• Former Providence permanent employees must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility

American Traveler Job ID #P-759244. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - PACU

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