Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Sacramento, California
Mercy General Hospital

The right candidate will have 2 years of experience, hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIHSS and a CA License.

2 years of experience

Hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIHSS and a CA License

12s M-F 0730-2000, First to Float

Ratios: 2:1 PACU

EMR: Cerner

Charge Nurse: Yes

Nurse Aides: Yes

Weekend Requirement: No

Holidays: No

Scrub Color: Ceil blue

Tele: Yes

Vents: No

Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes

IV Team: Yes

RT 24/7: Yes

Pharmacy 24/7: Yes

Call: No

Floor specific orientation: Yes

Additional Notes: We care for general surgery, plastic surgery, orthopedic, GYN, ENT, retina, GI, pain management, cataracts, dental. We see all age populations from peds to geriatric. Any nurse should have worked in a recovery room if some sort in the past. Most travelers take 2-3 shifts to orient to the unit.

Need 2 supervisor references at submittal; 1 within 12 months & 1 within 3 years worked.

Modules are required to be done before start of assignment. Modules take on average 3-4 hours to complete-this time is not billable to the hospital.

For Holiday RTO: Travelers will work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years). Unit managers will make the final call on scheduling. **Holiday time off will be considered, however not guaranteed**.

PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE, THE DYSRHYTHMIA EXAM (BASIC) THROUGH RELIAS IS REQUIRED TO BE SENT ALONG WITH ACCEPTANCE.

This must be completed within 24-48 hrs. It's pass or fail and they get two attempts.

If a traveler fails the 2nd attempt, they will be made DNU for CommonSpirit AZ and Sac.