PACU RN
Everett, WA
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 8 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a PACU RN for a Level II Trauma Center, requiring at least 1 year of PACU experience and a WA or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in the PACU unit of a Level II Trauma Center following ASPAN standards
• Patient population includes pediatric (1 year+), adult, and geriatric patients, including same-day surgeries, in-patient admits, and observation patients
• Surgical specialties include vascular, general, orthopedic, pediatric, urology, gynecology, neuro/spine, podiatry, ophthalmology, thoracic, trauma, bariatric, ENT, oral, plastics, cardiovascular lab, and interventional radiology
• Day shift schedule: 4x10-hour shifts, 10:30 AM-9:00 PM
• No weekend or call requirements
• Floating required, including between sister facilities near the contracted site
• Epic EMR experience preferred

Requirements

• Active WA state or compact RN license required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of PACU experience required
• Pre/Post-op and Phase II Recovery care experience required
• Experience with cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia recognition/management required
• Experience administering medications including narcotics/opioid analgesics and reversal agents required
• Experience with conscious sedation, general, local, MAC, and nerve block anesthesia required
• Pain assessment and management skills required
• Ability to interpret and communicate lab values required
• Experience obtaining 12-lead EKG/ECG preferred
• Experience with pacemaker insertion and post cath lab procedures preferred
• Experience with pre/post cath lab and IR procedures preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, phlebotomy, and maintaining IVs required
• Experience with discharge instructions, medication reconciliation, and obtaining operative/procedural consent required
• Charge RN experience preferred
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required

Additional Information

• Provide pre- and post-operative nursing care across a wide range of surgical specialties
• Perform pre-op assessments, education, and administer pre-op medications
• Review patient history and physical prior to procedures
• Must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• Scrubs of any color accepted except reddish orange
• Parking is facility paid
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Previous Providence facility employees must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must not apply within 50 miles of their prior facility
• Local candidates are not accepted
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
• RTO must be requested upfront during submission; post-offer RTO requests may not be accommodated