Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $2,106 per week

Concentric Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/20/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Candidates residing within 50–100 miles of the facility may be subject to a reduced rate or may not be accepted.

Applicants must have worked in this unit or setting within the past year to be considered for this position.

Job Title

Registered Nurse – PACU / Preop (Travel Contract)

Location

Los Alamos, NM | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days (6:30 AM – 3:00 PM) with some call coverage on nights and weekends | 6-Week Assignment | Expected ~40 hours/week

Key Responsibilities

• Provide post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nursing care for primarily adult patients, with occasional pediatric ENT cases
• Perform preoperative assessments and care as this is a shared PACU/Preop position
• Maintain 1:1 or 1:2 patient ratios in a 3-bed PACU unit
• Respond to on-call notifications and report to the facility within 30 minutes when called in for a case
• Document patient care using CQI and Medhost EHR systems
• Manage common surgical cases including appendectomy and cholecystectomy (gallbladder)

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• BLS certification required at time of submission
• ACLS certification required at time of submission
• PALS certification required at time of submission
• Minimum 2 years of PACU experience
• All required certifications must be current at submission — certifications are not available on site
• Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility to be eligible as a travel candidate

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Combined Preop and PACU experience
• Familiarity with CQI and/or Medhost electronic health record systems
• Experience with adult surgical patient populations

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a close-knit, 47-bed acute care facility serving as a major healthcare provider for Northern New Mexico
• Focused scope of practice with no expectation to float beyond the PACU/Preop shared position

Concentric Healthcare Staffing Job ID #789181. 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: Registered Nurse - PACU

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