Travel PACU Registered Nurse - $1,935 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/14/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
Critical Care Registered Nurse specializing in Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is sought for a night shift position in a Level I Trauma Center located in Saint Louis, Missouri. This role involves the recovery and care of a diverse surgical patient population, including trauma, neurosurgery, ENT, plastics, orthopedics, thoracic, vascular, and transplant cases. The position emphasizes high-acuity inpatient care with experience in invasive monitoring, airway management, transfusions, and vasoactive drugs.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Certifications: BLS, ACLS. Education: Current license applicable to Missouri or a compact state. Experience: 2 years in high-acuity inpatient PACU or ICU, with specific skills including invasive monitoring (including ICP), blood product administration, ventilator management, and working within a Level I trauma center.
• Preferred Qualifications: Past experience with neuro, spine, or trauma patients; Epic charting system expertise; trauma level I experience.
• Float: Float to PACU or Pre-Operative units only, within scope.
• Additional Information:
  • Shift involves pre-op assessment for first cases from 0530-0730.
  • Night shift personnel will manage complex post-operative patients requiring artificial airways, invasive monitoring, and transfusions.
  • Open 24/7 with 38 patient bays.
  • Patient population includes adults, occasional adolescents, and geriatrics.
  • Night nurses are expected to learn working up pre-op patients.
  • The role requires high acuity critical care experience with at least 2 years in a Level I trauma inpatient setting, including experience with drains, vasoactive drips, mechanical ventilation, and recovery from anesthesia.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Cross Country Job ID #1299095. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Post Anesthesia Care Unit

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus