Travel PACU RN - $2,286 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: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 12 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Level I Trauma Center PACU RN requiring at least 1 year of critical care or Level I Trauma PACU experience and a MO or compact RN license.

Details

• PACU unit at a Level I Trauma teaching hospital providing preoperative, Phase I, and Phase II recovery care
• Approximately 85% of patients are same-day surgery cases requiring rapid pace and quick turnover
• Patient ratios of 1:2 and 1:3 in both pre-op and PACU
• Day shift schedule (4x10 hours), Monday through Friday, with mixed start times of 9:00-19:30 and 10:00-20:30
• No weekend requirement
• On-call requirement of 24 hours per 6-week scheduling period
• Nights, holidays, and weekends are closed
• Floating required within service line to meet facility needs
• Epic EMR used for charting

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (pending license accepted at submission)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• TNCC certification preferred
• Minimum 1 year of critical care/ICU experience or Level I Trauma Center PACU experience required
• Must pass Relias EKG exam covering interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience required in EKG rhythm analysis, transfusion, blood drawing, and IV starts
• Experience required with drains, vasoactive drips, mechanical ventilation, and recovery from general anesthesia
• Proficiency managing complex postoperative patients required
• Epic EMR experience required

Additional Information

• Provide pre-op, Phase I, and Phase II PACU care for a high-acuity, fast-paced surgical population
• Manage complex postoperative patients including multiple drains, vasoactive drips, and mechanically ventilated patients recovering from general anesthesia
• All staff RNs are competent in both pre- and post-op care
• Navy scrub color required
• First-time travelers are accepted for this position
• Candidates must reside at least 75 miles from the facility, as local candidates are not accepted
• RTO is limited to no more than 7 days, with no time off allowed during the first week of the assignment
• Former permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• Travelers who have completed an 18-month assignment must take a 3-month break in service before returning

American Traveler Job ID #P-737415. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - PACU

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