Travel Nurse RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) / Pre-Post Op - $2,394 per week in Saint Louis, MO

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 10 hours Experience: Minimum 2 years of critical care experience in a Level I Trauma Center License: Current RN license required Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have: Critical care experience Inpatient experience Phase I PACU experience Dysrhythmia recognition and management Blood product administration Phlebotomy skills Starting IVs IV vasopressor administration ICP monitoring experience Care of ventilated patients Description: The position is for a critical care registered nurse focused on procedural pre and post-care for patients. The role involves caring for endoscopy and interventional radiology patients. There are no weekend, holiday, or on-call requirements. The average daily census for this unit is between 70 to 90 patients, with a capacity of 38 patient bays. This position requires working with adults, occasional adolescents, and geriatric populations in a Level I Trauma Center. Surgical patients covered include those undergoing neurosurgery, ENT, plastics, orthopedics, thoracic, vascular, trauma, general, colorectal, gynecological, urological, electrophysiology, interventional radiology, and transplant procedures. Open heart surgeries and liver transplants are not included in the recovery responsibilities. The unit operates 24/7 and requires staff to recover a variety of high-acuity post-operative patients. Experience with artificial airways, invasive monitoring, transfusions, and vasoactive medications is required. Candidates must be proficient in preoperative assessment and education, starting and maintaining IVs, and EKG rhythm analysis. The unit has an interdisciplinary support team, including respiratory services and rapid response teams. All travelers will float within the service line as needed. Compliance with specific skill requirements is mandatory, including experience with drains and mechanical ventilation. Candidates must also demonstrate recovery experience from general anesthesia and high-acuity inpatient PACU and ICU settings.