Travel PACU RN - $3,050 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced PACU RN for a night shift position at a Level I trauma and Magnet-designated hospital, requiring critical care experience and an active Illinois RN license.

Details

• Work in a 23-room PACU unit with an average daily census of 50 patients
• Phase I and Phase II PACU recovery setting within an acute care hospital
• Night shift schedule (4x12 hours, 18:45-7:15)
• No weekend requirements
• On-call required, up to 30 hours per 6-week period
• No floating within scope required for this role
• Cerner EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required and in hand at time of consideration
• Minimum 1 year of critical care experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and PALS
• AHA and Red Cross certifications accepted; RQI cards not accepted
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Experience in Ambulatory/Outpatient, Inpatient, Level I Trauma Center, and Pain Management settings
• Bariatric case experience including gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, and lap band procedures
• Cardiac monitoring skills including arterial line management, CVP, and dysrhythmia recognition/management
• Surgical case experience across multiple specialties including Bariatrics, ENT, General, Gyn, Neuro, Ortho, Plastics, Podiatry, Robotics, and Urology
• Neurological case experience including craniotomy, spine surgery, ICP monitoring, and EVD management
• Respiratory skills including airway assessment, ventilated patient care, chest tube management, and extubation
• Anesthesia experience with Conscious Sedation, General, Local, MAC, Nerve Blocks, and Spinal
• Medication administration experience with antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants, vasopressors, and narcotics/analgesics
• IV therapy and phlebotomy skills including port access, central line care, and PICC line management

Additional Information

• Level I trauma center and Magnet-designated acute care hospital with 562 staffed beds
• Scrubs provided for this role
• Floating required for all travelers, which may include floating within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• RTO requests of 5 or fewer non-holiday days may be auto-approved; additional days require facility approval
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction for this specialty
• Previous permanent or PRN employees must be separated from the facility for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
• Travel pairs are not accepted
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role
• Day 1 of assignment is a virtual, at-home orientation requiring completion of assigned training modules

American Traveler Job ID #P-784015. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - PACU

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