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Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 27, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a PACU position in Somerset, KY, requiring 2+ years of PACU experience and the ability to care for patients across all age groups including ventilator and ICU-level cases.
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Work setting is a 295-bed acute care hospital on the 1st floor in the Preop/PACU department
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Serves an 11-county region in south central Kentucky with service lines including general, robotics, bariatrics, ortho, podiatry, ENT, urology, vascular, neuro, GYN, ENDO, and pulmonology — no open heart, cath lab, C-sections, or suction D&C cases
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Patient population includes all ages: infants, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
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Typical patient ratio is 2:1; pediatric and ICU-level patients are 1:1
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Equipment includes ventilators, arterial lines, Foley catheters, chest tubes, glucose monitors, bladder scanners, Baxter IV pumps, SCDs, and wound vacs
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EMR is Meditech Magic
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Shift is Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 8:30 AM – 9:00 PM (12.5-hour shifts)
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On-call requirement: 11 PM – 7 AM every other week, scheduled on a worked day to allow recovery the following day
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Weekend shifts required at least once, possibly twice during the 13-week contract
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Float requirement within Preop/PACU
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13-week contract
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Active KY or Compact RN license required
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Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, and PALS — all must be AHA-issued and in hand prior to start
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Minimum 2 years of PACU experience required
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Must be able to care for patients across all ages of life, including pediatric patients
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Experience with ventilator management and recovery of ICU-level patients required
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Proficiency with arterial lines, Foley catheters, chest tubes, and pediatric patient care required
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Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or higher required
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SSN and date of birth required for consideration
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Candidates must reside more than 60 miles from the facility to be eligible for the travel pay rate
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Responsibilities include recovering post-surgical patients across 11 service lines, managing ventilator and ICU-level holds, assisting with nerve blocks, and providing preop care
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Patient types and specific case details will be discussed during the interview
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Scrubs are provided by the facility
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Orientation is held weekly on Mondays
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Candidates cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months
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Candidates cannot be employed full time elsewhere during this assignment
