Travel PACU Registered Nurse - $2,160 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/24/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Nurse position in Idaho. This role involves supporting a small, family-oriented department with a focus on preoperative and postoperative patient care. The PACU staff will be responsible for managing recovery post-anesthesia, supporting all phases of care, and maintaining patient safety. Flexibility and teamwork are essential in this dynamic environment.

Job Details:

• Location: NAMPA, Idaho
• Schedule: Day shifts with multiple start times between 05:30 AM and 01:00 PM; shifts are 8 hours long, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications; minimum of 1 year of experience in PACU or equivalent; Idaho state nursing license or ability to obtain; willing to wait for licensing submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Epic electronic medical records system and familiarity with acute care units.
• Responsibilities include preparing patients for surgery, managing post-anesthesia recovery, assisting with airway management, pain control, and patient turnover. Staff rotate between Preoperative and PACU phases, supporting general surgery, breast, orthopedic, urology, and obstetric/gynecologic cases.
• Staff-to-patient ratios: Preoperative 1:3, Phase 1 1:2, Phase 2 1:1 to 1:3.
• Support staff includes two nursing aides responsible for tasks such as EKGs, blood draws, vitals, and bladder scanning.
• The charge nurse manages unit flow and may take assignments; anesthesia oversees the use of respiratory equipment.
• The unit may occasionally recover ICU patients.
• Staff must be able to read rhythm strips and identify life-threatening rhythms.
• Shifts may require floating within the hospital, but outside hospital floating is not typical.
• Dress code: Scrubs provided.
• Orientation involves three days with a preceptor plus general hospital onboarding.
• Shift hours are 8 hours, with a 30-minute call response time, and potential call, weekend, holiday, and float requirements.

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 #1296242. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 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