Travel PACU RN - $2,245 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, flexible
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Variable, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced PACU RN with critical care competencies for a hospital PreOp-PACU unit requiring call and weekend rotation coverage.

Details

• Work in a PreOp-PACU unit with 24 Pre-Op/Phase 2 beds and 19 PACU beds
• Care for an infant-geriatric patient population, including Endo patients for prep and discharge (not Intra-Op)
• Treat ambulatory/elective and acute care/trauma cases
• Patient ratios: Pre-Op 1:2-3, PACU 1:1 or 1:2, Phase 2 1:2-4, dependent on acuity
• 12-hour variable shifts, with options for Days/Variable (3x12s, 0500-2300) or Nights (4x10s, 2030-0700, scheduled consecutively)
• Night shift requires Critical Care experience with ICU cases including hemodynamic drips and ventilated patients
• Floating required to PreOp, PACU, Endo prep/discharge, and Phase 2 as needed within scope of practice
• Weekend call rotation required every 4 weeks (varied hours Fri-Sun)
• On-call shift (2300-0700) required approximately every 3-5 weeks on weekdays, with 15-minute response time (night shift RNs exempt)
• Uses Epic EMR, Omnicell, and Baxter IV pumps

Requirements

• Active RN license (SD or compact) required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
• Minimum 1.5 years of RN experience required
• Completion of an approved nursing education program
• Comfortable with Preop, Recovery, and Discharge of patients
• Skills in IV insertion, ventilator training, epidural/PCA setup, blood product transfusion initiation, and moderate sedation administration/monitoring

Additional Information

• Provide perioperative nursing care across PreOp, PACU, Phase 2, and Endo prep/discharge areas
• May be expected to board patients when inpatient beds are unavailable
• Support staff includes CNAs, charge nurses, resource nurses, RT, hospitalists, and anesthesia/CRNA teams
• One-week orientation includes one day in each department (PreOp, PACU, Phase II, Endo)
• Holiday coverage required for 2 holidays per year, rotated among call teams
• Time off requests are not considered during the first 3 weeks of August annually due to the Sturgis Bike Rally
• May be expected to precept students
• Navy blue scrub color required
• Free parking available in a parking garage
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Must reside outside a 100-mile radius of the facility, as local candidates are not accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-781511. 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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