Travel PACU RN - $2,414 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: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 16 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a PACU RN for a Level I Trauma Center requiring 2+ years of critical care/PACU experience and MO or compact RN license

Details

• Level I Trauma Center PACU unit with 38 patient bays, open 24/7
• Average daily census of 70-90 patients
• Day shift schedule: 4x10 hour shifts, 12:00-22:30, Monday-Friday
• No weekends, holidays, or on-call requirements
• Patient population includes adults, adolescents, and geriatric patients
• Recovers 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 dedicated PCT/transport team support
• Float requirement limited to PACU or PreOp units only
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (pending license accepted)
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• CCRN and TNCC certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of PACU experience in a Level I Trauma Center required
• ICU/critical care experience required
• Level I and Level II trauma experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• Required skills include dysrhythmia recognition/management, blood product administration, phlebotomy, IV starts, IV vasopressor administration, ICP monitoring, and care of ventilated patients
• Additional skills include central line care, cardiac monitoring, 12-lead EKG/ECG, pre-op assessment and education, and various surgical specialty experience (cardiac, neuro, thoracic, endo/laparoscopic)
• Must have facial hair compliant with fit testing standards or be willing to shave

Additional Information

• Provide critical care-level recovery for a wide range of post-surgical patients requiring artificial airways, invasive monitoring, transfusions, and vasoactive medications
• First-time travelers accepted, provided they have 2 years of Level 1 Critical Care/ICU and PACU experience
• Candidates must reside at least 75 miles from the facility; no local candidates accepted
• RTO limited to no more than 7 days per contract, with no RTO permitted during the first week of assignment
• Standard travelers may work up to an 18-month period before requiring a 3-month break in service
• Former permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to this health system as a travel RN
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Magnet-designated, teaching hospital setting

American Traveler Job ID #P-745878. 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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