PACU RN
San Francisco, CA
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 22, 2026
• Length: 11 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN-PACU with a CA license and teaching hospital experience for a role requiring Pediatric and Phase I/II PACU expertise

Details

• Work in the PACU unit of an academic teaching hospital
• Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM
• Ability to float to other UCSF facilities as needed, including reassignment within a 75+ mile radius
• Handles Pre-Post, Phase I, and Phase II recovery patients with ability to float between these areas
• Pediatric PACU and Ambulatory/Outpatient patient populations
• Surgical cases include ENT, Gyn, Ortho, Ortho/Spine, Ortho/Total joints, and Plastics
• Anesthesia types include General, Local, MAC, Nerve Blocks, and Spinal
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• BSN required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS (CPAN and CAPA preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Ambulatory/Outpatient PACU experience required
• Pediatric PACU experience required
• Phase I and Phase II PACU experience required
• Pre-Post PACU experience with ability to float between phases required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Skilled in respiratory care including End-Tidal CO2 monitoring, airway assessment, and care of ventilated patients
• Skilled in chest tube management and extubation of LMA/ET
• Able to interpret Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
• Experienced in IV therapy, phlebotomy, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Skilled in blood product administration and central line care (preferred)
• Experienced in PICC line care and management (preferred)
• Two references from most recent employer required at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Provide pre- and post-operative care including discharge instructions, medication reconciliation, and pre-op assessments/education
• Perform 12 lead EKG/ECG and obtain operative/procedural consent as needed
• Administer pre-op medications and review patient history and physical
• Perform straight urinary catheterization for male and female patients
• Manage wound vacs and provide cardiac monitoring with dysrhythmia recognition/management
• Skilled in management of pediatric patients
• Knowledgeable in malignant hyperthermia protocol and isolation precautions/PPE
• Perform pain assessment and management, including PCA pump management
• Familiar with RASS (Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale)
• Knowledgeable in hyperglycemia/hypoglycemia and insulin protocols
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Accepts local candidates at the same pay rate as travel candidates
• Any prior employment with University of California medical facilities or their acquired facilities must be disclosed, including dates, units, and manager names for rehire eligibility review
• Travel pairs are allowed but generally not placed on the same unit; married couples may not work on the same unit
• RTO must be disclosed at time of consideration and approved by the manager at time of offer, with no additional requests accepted mid-contract and no RTO permitted within the first two weeks of the assignment