Travel PACU RN - $2,644 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Santa Rosa, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a PACU RN for a 13-week acute care assignment requiring CA RN licensure and at least 1 year of PACU experience.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting within the PACU unit
• Covers Pre/Post and PACU areas with staggered start times between 0600 and 0830
• Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours, with a typical shift of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
• Nurses must remain flexible and stay until the day's cases are completed, as outpatient surgery has no shift relief
• May be required to float between sister facilities
• No guaranteed shift relief for outpatient surgery days

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required; pending license accepted
• Minimum 1 year of PACU experience required
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required
• Epic charting system experience required
• Skills required include respiratory and end-tidal CO2 monitoring, airway assessment, IV therapy/phlebotomy, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Experience with accessing/managing ports, blood product administration, central line care, and PICC line care preferred
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required
• Full SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide perianesthesia nursing care across Pre/Post and PACU phases for a variety of surgical cases including ENT, ortho, gyn, plastics, urology, vascular, and ophthalmology procedures
• Support patients under various anesthesia types including general, local, MAC, conscious sedation, and nerve blocks
• Perform pre/post-operative care duties such as discharge instructions, medication reconciliation, pre-op assessments and education, and EKG/ECG acquisition
• Manage cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia recognition, and pain assessment protocols
• Follow isolation precautions/PPE and malignant hyperthermia protocols as needed
• Scrub color is scrubs or business casual
• Must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• RTO limited to no more than 7 days and must be requested upfront during submission
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to qualify for travel pay rate, though local candidates are accepted at a lower bill rate
• Former permanent staff may return as travelers after a 3-month waiting period, provided they are not within 50 miles of the facility
• Can only be submitted to one Providence facility at a time

American Traveler Job ID #P-766421. Pay package is based on 8 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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