Travel PACU RN - $1,930 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Roanoke, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced PACU RN for a 13-week assignment at a Level I Trauma Center requiring VA or compact RN licensure and prior travel experience.

Details

• PACU unit within an acute care teaching hospital and Level I Trauma Center (Adult & Pediatric)
• Patient population includes adolescents, infants, adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Surgical specialties include ICU, trauma surgery, pediatrics, bariatric, breast, colorectal, dental, emergency general surgery, ENT, GI, gynecology, gyn-oncology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, podiatry, pulmonology, and urology
• Day shift schedule of 3x12s, either 8:00a-8:30p or 9:00a-9:30p
• Weekend requirement of every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts within a 6-week block
• On-call rotation required based on sign-up sheet
• Floating required within skillset
• EPIC charting experience required

Requirements

• Active Virginia State or Compact RN license required (single-state license accepted only if from a non-compact state and pending)
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification required; CCRN and NIHSS preferred
• Level II Trauma experience required; Level I Trauma experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy including blood products, central/PICC line care, and IV starts
• Respiratory care skills including ventilator management, chest tubes, airway management, tracheostomy, extubation, and End-Tidal CO2 monitoring
• Neuro skills including craniotomy, EVD, spine surgery, and stroke scale assessment
• Cardiac skills including antiarrhythmics, antihypertensives, vasopressors, opioids, reversal agents, arterial line management, and dysrhythmia management/CPR
• Experience with surgical specialties including ENT, general, neuro, ortho, total joints, cholecystectomy, and spinal procedures
• Monitoring and assessment skills including lab value interpretation, isolation precautions, malignant hyperthermia protocol, pain assessment, PCA pump management, and RASS
• Pediatric patient management experience
• Pre/post-op skills including EKG, consent, cath/endoscopy/operative procedures, and straight catheterization

Additional Information

• Deliver post-anesthesia recovery care across a wide range of surgical specialties in a Level I Trauma Center setting
• Must work one holiday per 13-week contract
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role
• Local candidates within 100 miles of the facility (based on driver's license address) are not accepted, with limited exceptions for inpatient RN roles at certain distances
• Previous employees, whether per diem or permanent, must have a minimum one-year break before returning as a traveler
• Travelers who have completed 365 days on assignment are not eligible to return, regardless of separation period, though case-by-case exceptions may be reviewed
• All RTO requests must be submitted upfront prior to assignment start

American Traveler Job ID #P-755811. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - PACU

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