Travel PACU RN - $2,326 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in St. Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 16 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a PACU position at a Level I Trauma Center, requiring 2 years of PACU and critical care experience.

Details

• Work in the PACU of a Level I Trauma Center, Magnet-designated teaching hospital
• Unit operates 24/7 with 38 patient bays and an average daily census of 70-90 patients
• Patient population includes adults, occasional adolescents, and geriatric patients
• Recover post-op surgical patients from neurosurgery, ENT, plastics, orthopedics, thoracic, vascular, trauma, general, colorectal, GYN, urological, electrophysiology, interventional radiology, and transplant services
• Does not recover open heart surgery or liver transplant patients
• Unit has its own dedicated PCT/transport team
• Night shift schedule: 4x10 hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, 22:00-08:30
• No weekends, holidays, or on-call requirements
• Night shift staff will need to learn how to work up a pre-op patient
• Floating limited to PACU or Pre-Op units only
• Uses Epic for charting

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (compact must match permanent residence)
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• CCRN and TNCC certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of PACU experience in a Level I Trauma Center required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU/critical care experience required
• Level I and Level II Trauma experience required
• Prior charge nurse experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Epic charting experience required
• Critical care skills required including care of ventilated patients, invasive monitoring, ICP monitoring, dysrhythmia recognition/management, blood product administration, phlebotomy, IV starts, and IV vasopressor administration
• First-time travelers accepted only if they have 2 years of Level 1 Critical Care/ICU and PACU experience

Additional Information

• Provide post-anesthesia recovery care for a wide range of acute post-surgical patients requiring artificial airways, invasive monitoring, transfusions, and vasoactive medications
• No block schedule accommodations available
• RTO limited to no more than 7 days per 13-week contract, with no RTO permitted during the first week of the assignment
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility; no local candidates accepted
• Navy blue scrub color required
• Returning permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• Standard travelers may work up to an 18-month period before requiring a 3-month break in service
• Facial hair must allow for proper fit testing or must be shaved with no exceptions
• Pending license accepted for consideration

American Traveler Job ID #P-737412. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - PACU

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