Travel PACU RN - $2,366 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: 10/26/2026
• 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 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a PACU RN for a Level I Trauma Center requiring at least one year of critical care or Level I Trauma PACU experience and Epic proficiency.

Details

• Level I Trauma Center PACU setting recovering surgical patients from GU, GYN, colorectal, minimally invasive, bariatric, and some ENT procedures
• Separate Pre/Post IR procedure area included in unit responsibilities
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Day shift schedule, Monday-Friday, 4x10 hours with start times of 0800 or 1000 as needed
• On-call requirement of 24 hours per 6-week schedule period as needed
• No weekend requirements
• Floating required within service line to meet facility needs
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of critical care/ICU experience or Level I Trauma Center PACU experience required
• Proficiency managing complex postoperative patients including multiple drains, vasoactive drips, mechanical ventilation, and general anesthesia recovery
• Skills required in respiratory care, ventilated patient care, cardiac monitoring, and dysrhythmia recognition/management
• IV therapy and phlebotomy skills including starting and maintaining IVs
• Pre/Post op patient care experience including pre-op assessment, education, and medication administration
• Must pass Relias EKG exam covering interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Epic charting experience required

Additional Information

• Recover complex postoperative surgical patients in a Level I Trauma PACU environment
• May manage multiple complex patients even when receiving patients in pre-op
• First-time travelers are accepted for this position
• Navy scrubs required
• No more than 7 days of RTO permitted, with none allowed during the first week of the assignment
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility, as local candidates are not accepted
• Returning permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• Standard travelers may stay up to 18 months and must take a 3-month break in service afterward
• Facial hair must allow for proper respirator fit testing or must be shaved

American Traveler Job ID #P-754212. 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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