Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Fargo, ND
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Travel PACU RN opportunity in Fargo, North Dakota: join a busy Post Anesthesia Care Unit and provide high-acuity recovery care for patients from pediatrics to geriatrics in a fast-paced acute care hospital setting.

This travel nurse job offers a supportive team environment, variable scheduling, and exposure to a wide range of surgical specialties in a trauma-level facility. Fargo is a welcoming, growing metro with a strong community feel, convenient amenities, and easy access to dining, recreation, and the Red River Valley.

Job Details

• Position: PACU Registered Nurse (Travel RN)
• Employment Type: Travel Nursing Assignment
• Setting: Acute care, PACU only
• Location: Fargo, ND
• Start Date: 09/28/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200 - $2,320
• Schedule: Variable days with 8- and 12-hour shifts; majority of hours are 0700-2300
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating
• Hours Per Week: 36-40 hours
• Call: Rotating call, including occasional nights and weekends
• Orientation: Basic hospital/unit orientation with buddy RN support
• Charting System: EPIC
• Unit Highlights: Never alone, Phase I PACU care, floating between campuses as needed

Job Requirements

• Active RN license in North Dakota
• Minimum of 2 years of PACU experience required
• Acute care or hospital experience required; outpatient surgery center experience is not a match
• Experience caring for high-acuity patients
• Ability to care for pediatric patients, including an average of 5-15 children per day
• Large hospital experience preferred
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications through AHA required
• Critical care experience preferred
• Comfort working with a patient population ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics
• Ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced acute care environment

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality post-anesthesia care for surgical patients across multiple specialties
• Care for adult and pediatric patients following procedures from ICU, Cath Lab, Endoscopy, and IR
• Monitor patients using unit equipment such as Phillips monitors and medication dispensing systems
• Administer medications and support recovery using safe, evidence-based PACU nursing practices
• Assess, stabilize, and educate patients throughout the post-operative recovery process
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure smooth transitions from procedural areas to recovery
• Maintain accurate documentation in EPIC
• Support safe patient care in a setting with ASPAN-standard ratios of 1:1 or 2:1
• Participate in rotating call coverage and occasional weekend/night shifts as scheduled

Apply now for this Travel PACU Registered Nurse job in Fargo, ND and join a supportive healthcare team today.

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