Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Lewiston, Maine
Central Maine Medical Center

BLS

Mostly 9 hour shifts. Sometimes 12 hour shifts.

Traveler Experience: Unit accepts first time travelers with matching experience

Does not accept candidates within 50 miles of facility

Skills: Ambulatory/Outpatient, Inpatient, Level III Trauma Center, Pedi PACU, Phase I PACU, Phase II Recovery, Pre-Post, Arterial line management, Dysrhythmia recognition/management, Endo/Laparoscopic, ENT, General, Gyn, Ortho, Ortho/Spine, Ortho/Total joints, Plastics, Robotics, Thoracic, Urology, Vascular, AAA repair, Cardiac arrest, Cardioversion, Carotid Endarterectomy, Vascular surgery, Radical neck dissection, Tonsillectomy, Cholecystectomy, Colon surgery, Whipple, AV fistula/shunt, Renal surgery, TURP, Bilateral tubal ligation, Hysterectomy, Mastectomy, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Phlebotomy, PICC line care and management, Starting IVs, Antiarrhythmics, Anticoagulants, Antihypertensives, Emergency Medications, IV vasopressors, Narcotics/ Analgesics, Procedural Sedation Administration, Reversal agents, Anterior/ Posterior fusion, Cervical fusions, Spine surgery, Stroke Scale, Circulation Checks, Open reduction and internal fixation, Total joint replacement, Management of pediatric patients, Abdominoplasty, Breast augmentation, Airway assessment, Care of Ventilated patients, Chest tube management, End-Tidal CO2 monitoring, Fresh tracheostomy, Interpretation of ABGs, Placement of Oral/nasal airways, Conscious Sedation, Epidural, General, Local, Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), Nerve Blocks, Spinal, Medication reconciliation, Obtain 12 lead EKG, Obtain Operative/Procedural Consent, Pre/Post Operative procedures, Pre-op Assessment, Pre-op Education, Review History and Physical, Straight urinary catheterization female, Straight urinary catheterization male, Wound Vacs, Interpretation and communication of lab values, Isolation Precautions, Malignant Hyperthermia Protocols, Pain Assessment and Management, PCA pump and management, RASS (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale)

Call Requirement: Yes

Float Requirement: Rarely

Weekend Requirement: One every 5-6ish weeks