Travel Pre-Op/PACU RN - $2,257 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/10/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 10, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a combined Pre-Op/PACU position requiring 2+ years of ER, ICU, or PACU experience and an active CA RN license.

Details

• Combined Pre-Op and PACU unit within Surgical Services
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (1800-0630), Friday through Sunday
• Busy unit with majority of cases scheduled as add-ons
• 12 rooms, 24 beds with average daily census of 35-50 patients
• Patient population includes pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics (primarily adult to geriatric)
• Surgical services include bariatrics, cardiothoracic, general, GYN, GYN-Onc, neuro, spine, ortho, plastics, podiatry, urology, and vascular
• Busy robotic surgery program (6 robots) and active ortho total joint program
• Required to take call 2-3 shifts per month with a 30-60 minute callback requirement unless working an off-shift schedule
• May float within Surgical Services to Pre-Op, Post-Op, outpatient ortho surgery, or same day surgery center
• Uses Omnicell medication dispensing system
• Unit staffed 24/7 and supported by surgical techs

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, PALS
• Minimum 2 years of experience in ER, ICU, or PACU required
• Critical care experience required
• Must have both Pre-Op and PACU experience
• Phase I PACU experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required; no first-time travelers accepted
• Proficient in EPIC charting system
• Skilled in dysrhythmia recognition/management, IV starts, airway assessment, and pain assessment/management
• Able to obtain operative/procedural consent and perform straight urinary catheterization (male and female)
• Level I and Level II Trauma Center experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred

Additional Information

• Care for surgical patients in both pre-operative and post-operative settings
• All surgical patients are assessed by the pre-op RN
• ICU, open heart, and neurosurgical patients typically recover in ICU unless ICU is at capacity
• May occasionally cover IR, EP, Cath Lab, or CT/MRI patients during off-hours or when recovery area is full
• Royal blue scrubs provided
• Requests for time off are limited to 2 per contract and must be submitted with the initial profile
• No time off permitted within the first two weeks of the assignment
• Travelers expected to work every other holiday, with preference for coverage on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility; local candidates not accepted
• Former facility employees must have been separated for 2+ years to be eligible to return as a traveler
• Only one contract extension allowed; time off equal to the combined length of the original contract and extension must be taken before returning to this facility as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-768024. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - PACU

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