Travel PACU RN - $2,644 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Spokane, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 10 hours, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Rotating, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced PACU RN with Pre-Op, PACU, and Phase II care experience for a block schedule assignment at a Level II Trauma Center.

Details

• Work in the PACU unit of a Level II Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Day shift (4x10 hours, 7:00-17:00) or Night shift (4x10 hours, 21:00-7:00) available
• Block schedule required
• Floating required between units and sister facilities within the state
• No weekend requirement
• No on-call requirement
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active WA or compact RN license required in hand at submission
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and PALS
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience required
• Required experience in Pre-Op, PACU, and Phase II care with IV skills
• Epic charting experience required
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, arterial line management, dysrhythmia recognition/management, IV therapy/phlebotomy, and blood product administration
• Experience with central line care, IV vasopressors, narcotics/opioid analgesics, and reversal agents
• Experience caring for patients receiving various types of anesthesia including conscious sedation, general, local, MAC, nerve blocks, and spinal
• Knowledge of malignant hyperthermia protocol, pain assessment/management, PCA pump management, and RASS
• 2 supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required

Additional Information

• Provide perianesthesia nursing care across Phase I and Phase II PACU settings
• Care for surgical patients across specialties including bariatrics, ENT, general, GYN, neuro, ophthalmology, ortho, and vascular
• Teaching hospital environment
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• Must submit all RTO and scheduling requests upfront during the application process
• Candidates must live within a 50-mile radius of the facility, though local candidates are accepted at a lower bill rate
• Former permanent staff may return as travelers after a 3-month waiting period, provided they live outside the 50-mile radius
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply for this position
• Scrub color for RNs can be any color

American Traveler Job ID #P-767388. 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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