Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Wilmington, NC
Talent Healthcare Staffing Inc
4x10 hrs, Days

Job Summary: PACU Nurse (Phase I-II Recovery, 10-Hour Mids)

Key Details:

• Shift: 10-hour mids, 12 PM – 10 PM.
• RTO: Max 7 days (pre-approved only).
• Call Requirement: Once every 4 weeks.
• Float Requirement: Overflow areas (e.g., surgical short stay).
• Weekend Requirement: Varies.
• Storm Team/Hurricane Team: May be required to report during disasters or mass casualties.

Requirements:

• Experience:
  • Minimum 2 years of nursing experience.
  • ICU experience required (1-2 rating on checklist for screening).
• Traveler Experience: Required.
• Certifications: ACLS, BCLS, PALS.
• Skills:
  • Phase I and II PACU recovery.
  • Manage ICU-level care in PACU.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Charge nurse experience.
• Conscious sedation, FHM, ICP, telemetry, vents.
• Pediatric experience.
• ICU background prior to PACU.

Patient Details:

• Ratios: 1:2.
• Population:
  • Adults and children, recovering from various surgeries:
    • Vascular, neurosurgery, orthopedics, gynecology, urology, bariatric, plastics, ENT, ophthalmology.
    • Pediatric cases: T&A, ears, hernias, cleft lip/palate.
  • Phase II recovery when the unit is full.

Special Procedures:

• Phase I Recovery for surgical patients from:
  • OR, EP Lab, Endo, IR, MRI, ICU.
• Observation and care duration: 30–90 minutes or until discharge to Phase II, home, post-op tower, or ICU.
• Overnight patient care includes tower and ICU recovery.

Unit Info:

• Special Equipment:
  • Cardiac monitors, arterial lines, ICP monitoring, dopplers, fetal heart monitors, EKOS, SCD pumps, wound vacs.
• Systems: Pyxis, EPIC, Perfect Serve.
• Scheduling: Committee-based.
• Orientation: Individualized based on experience and skills.
• Scrubs: Navy blue.

Notes:

• PACU nurses may recover surgical patients in the ICU setting but will not float to ICU.
• Unit operates 24/7 to meet OR needs.
• Comprehensive support provided during onboarding.

RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.

*May recover Surgical patients in the ICU setting*

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 2
Traveler Experience: REQUIRED
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes. If a traveler lives less than 50 miles from the facility, they can inquire through their recruiter what the "local rate” is for the role they are interested in.
Skills: Phase 1-2 PACU. Must have some ICU experience (1-2 ratings on checklist for a screen through). They will NOT be floating to the ICU, just often upgrade and manage this level of care in PACU. Additionally, we do send a PACU RN to the STICU to recover patients
Certs: ACLS, BCLS, PALS.

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Charge Nurse Experience, Conscious Sedation, FHM, ICP, Telemetry, Vents, ICU background exp prior to PACU and Pediatric Experience.

JOB DETAILS:
Ratios: 1:2
Shift: 10HR MIDS 12p - 10p
RTO: 7 days MAX;
Call Requirement: once every four weeks
Float Requirement: Float to areas of overflow patients (typically over to surgical short stay)
Weekend Requirement: Varies

** Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed


PATIENT DIAGNOSES:
Vascular and Endovascular
Neurosurgery and Orthopedics
Gynocology and Urology
General and Bariatric
Plastics and ENT
Opthamoogy
Children - T&A, Ears, Hernias, Cleft Lip/Palate
Phase II - when that unit is full

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS:
Phase 1 Recovery Unit that provides observation and care of the patients who have undergone surgical procedures requiring anesthesia. We receive patients directly from the OR, EP Lab, Endo, IR, MRI and patients that are ICU who need to be recovered before being admitted to the units.

PACU is a varied and challenging practice environment where recovery may take 30 to 90 minutes, depending on when patient reaches the criteria for discharge to Phase ll, home, post op tower or ICU.

Nights and w/ends we recover as well as discharge Phase II patients. Also, have overnight patients, that are tower and/or ICU.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Cardiac Monitor - Blood pressure, heart rate*** respirations, O2 saturation, arterial lines, ICP monitoring, dopplers for vascular checks, fetal heart monitor, EKOS, SCD pumps, wound vacs

UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, Perfect Serve

SCHEDULING TYPE: Schedule Committee

ORIENTATION: New hires receive a comprehensive, individualized orientation tailored to their experience and skill level.

SCRUBS: Navy


*** INTERNAL NOTES ***
***MUST HAVE ICU EXPERIENCE*** Unit will screen candidates with ratings 1-2
New hires receive a comprehensive, individualized orientation tailored to their experience and skill level.

We are open 24/7 - staff based on the need of the OR.