Travel PACU RN - $2,134 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in St. Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a PACU RN for a Level I Trauma Center night shift position requiring at least one year of critical care or Level I Trauma PACU experience.

Details

• Level I Trauma Center PACU within a large acute care hospital
• Recovers surgical patients including GU, GYN, colorectal, minimally invasive, bariatric, and some ENT cases, plus a separate IR pre/post area
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Manages complex postoperative patients with multiple drains, vasoactive drips, mechanical ventilation, and general anesthesia recovery
• Night shift nurses pre-op first-case patients from 0530-0730 when no PACU patients are assigned
• Schedule is 3x12 night shifts, Monday-Friday, with rotating start times (1900-0730 or 1700-0530)
• No weekend requirement
• On-call requirement of 24 hours per 6-week schedule period
• Floats within service line as needed
• Uses Epic for charting

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (compact must match permanent residence)
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of critical care/ICU or Level I Trauma Center PACU experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Proficiency in dysrhythmia recognition/management, cardiac monitoring, and care of ventilated patients required
• IV therapy/phlebotomy and IV vasopressor administration skills required
• Pre/post-operative patient care, pre-op assessment, education, and medication administration skills required
• Must pass Relias EKG exam covering interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Must be clean-shaven or have facial hair compatible with respirator fit testing

Additional Information

• Provides comprehensive post-anesthesia care to complex surgical patients, including those with multiple drains and vasoactive drips
• Works within a Level I Trauma Center PACU team supporting high-acuity surgical recovery
• Scrub color is navy
• First-time travelers are accepted for this role
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility; no local candidates accepted
• RTO limited to no more than 7 days per 13-week contract, with no RTO during the first week of assignment
• Pending license accepted at time of submission
• Permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• Standard travelers may work up to 18 months before a required 3-month break in service

American Traveler Job ID #P-750103. 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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