Travel PACU RN - $2,406 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: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 16 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced PACU RN for a Level I trauma center position requiring 2 years of critical care and PACU experience along with ACLS and BLS certification.

Details

• Work in a 38-bay Phase I PACU unit within a Level I Trauma Center, open 24/7
• Adult, occasional adolescent, and geriatric patient population
• Average daily census of 70-90 patients
• Recover surgical patients from neurosurgery, ENT, plastics, orthopedics, thoracic, vascular, trauma, general, colorectal, GYN, urological, electrophysiology, interventional radiology, and transplant cases
• Does not recover open heart surgeries or liver transplants
• Day shift schedule, 4x10 hours, 12:00 PM to 10:30 PM, Monday through Friday
• No weekend, holiday, or on-call requirements
• Floating limited to PACU or PreOp units only
• Unit has dedicated PCT/transport team support
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• CCRN and TNCC certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of PACU experience in a Level I trauma center required
• ICU/critical care experience required
• Level I and Level II trauma experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Skilled in dysrhythmia recognition/management, blood product administration, phlebotomy, IV starts, IV vasopressors, ICP monitoring, and care of ventilated patients
• Experience with pre/post-op care, EKG/ECG, and pre-op assessment and education
• First-time travelers accepted if they meet the 2 years Level I critical care/ICU and PACU experience requirement

Additional Information

• Recover a wide variety of acute post-op surgical patients, including those requiring artificial airways, invasive monitoring, transfusions, and vasoactive drugs
• Confidence in critical care nursing required
• Magnet-designated and teaching hospital, Level I Trauma Center
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Facial hair must accommodate proper fit testing or must be shaved for compliance
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility, as local candidates are not accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days per 13-week contract, with no RTO permitted during the first week of assignment
• Prior permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any facility within the health system as a traveler
• Standard travelers may stay up to 18 months, followed by a required 3-month break in service

American Traveler Job ID #P-745878. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - PACU

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