Travel PACU RN - $2,349 per week

Concentric Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title

Registered Nurse - PACU

Location

Wausau, WI

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13 Weeks | Full-Time | Onsite | Days | Variable 4x10 shifts with start times of 7:30 AM, 8:00 AM, or 9:00 AM | 40 hours per week | Weekend on-call every 5th weekend | Holiday rotation | One night of on-call per week for 4 out of every 6 weeks with a 30-minute response time

Key Responsibilities

• Provide post-anesthesia recovery care to patients in a 14-bay PACU unit at a 1:2 patient ratio
• Monitor and manage recovery for patients following general, spine and neuro, GI, ENT, cardiac, peripheral vascular, and orthopedic procedures
• Stabilize ICU-level patients prior to transfer to the intensive care unit
• Participate in on-call rotation including nights and weekends with a 30-minute callback response time and a minimum 2-hour callback shift
• Adhere to all facility infection control policies, including masking requirements during flu season if vaccination is declined

Required Qualifications

• Active Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) license
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• PALS certification
• Minimum 2 years of PACU experience with recent hospital experience
• Experience with post-cardiac and pediatric patient populations

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Proficiency with Epic EMR strongly preferred; candidates without Epic experience must have prior electronic health record charting experience
• Experience managing a high-volume PACU environment with approximately 35 patients per day

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, high-acuity PACU environment covering a broad range of surgical specialties
• Contract includes guaranteed weekly hours with callback pay applicable when called back in during low census periods

Concentric Healthcare Staffing Job ID #765523. 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 - PACU

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