-
Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
-
Hours: 48 hrs/wk
-
Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
-
Length: 18 weeks
-
Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an experienced PACU RN with Level I trauma and telemetry experience for an inpatient recovery position requiring pre/post cath lab and IR procedure skills.
-
Inpatient PACU role within a Level I Trauma, teaching, children's hospital setting
-
Patient ratio of 1:2 in PACU
-
Day shift, 4x12 hours from 11:00 to 23:30
-
Requires pre/post cath lab and pre/post IR procedure care
-
Floating required to the PACU Holding area, equivalent to an inpatient PCU assignment with ratios of 1:3-5
-
Weekend requirement of one per month
-
On-call requirement of 1-2 overnight call shifts per month on a 4-week schedule
-
Uses Cerner charting system
-
Scrub color: black
-
No block scheduling accommodations
-
Active RN license (NM or Compact) required, pending license accepted
-
Minimum 2 years of PACU experience required
-
Level I Trauma experience required
-
Telemetry experience required
-
Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
-
RQI certifications not accepted
-
Must be willing to perform pre-op care
-
Charge nurse experience preferred
-
Non-local driver's license required if outside local radius
-
Provide recovery care to post-surgical and post-procedural patients including cath lab and IR cases
-
Must work 2 of the following 3 holiday bundles: Thanksgiving & the day after, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve & New Year's Day
-
Facility does not accept local candidates within a 100-mile radius
-
First-time travelers accepted upon client screening
-
Candidates with limited to no pediatric experience will be considered
-
RTO requests greater than 7 days require approval
-
A 6-month system break is required after 1 year or 4 consecutive assignments, whichever comes first
-
Former staff must have a 12-month separation before returning
-
COVID vaccine is optional but must be reported through vaccine series upload or declination
