PACU RN
Honesdale, PA
Travel Nurses, Inc.
5x8 hrs

PACU/SDS RN

Location: Honesdale, Pennsylvania Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: Monday-Friday, Day shift (4x10 hours), 7:00 to 17:30, 40 hours per week

Role Details

• Monday-Friday schedule
• On call for 7-10 call days in a 4-week period, as schedules are set for 4 weeks
• EMR system: Meditech

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Pennsylvania
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• PACU (Post Anesthesia Care) experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. Must be renewed 2 years from the issue date.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) with a Basic Cardiac Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. Must be renewed 2 years from the issue date.
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. Must be renewed 2 years from the issue date.

Onboarding Requirements

Background and Screening

• Background check within 1 year of start, including SSN trace, county searches for the last 7 years of locations lived, worked, or attended school, nationwide search, and sex offender search. Updated annually.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check, annually
• HHS/OIG check, annually
• Pennsylvania child abuse search, required by the client
• Pennsylvania Department of Human Services fingerprint results, required by the client
• Pennsylvania PATCH search results, required by the client
• 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start (instant drug screen acceptable)
• 11-panel drug screen within 14 days prior to start

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• TB screening: negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-spot within 1 year of start, with an annual TB questionnaire. Past-positive PPD requires a negative chest X-ray dated after the positive result.
• Rubeola, mumps, and rubella: for candidates born in 1957 or later, proof of titer or vaccination (rubeola and mumps require a titer or 2 MMR doses at least 28 days apart; rubella requires 1 vaccine or a positive titer)
• Hepatitis B: titer, declination, or 3-dose vaccine series
• Varicella: titer, 2 vaccines at least 4 weeks apart, or history of chickenpox
• Tdap every 10 years
• Flu vaccine or declination required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31). Candidates who decline must wear a mask per hospital policy until flu season ends. A flu declination form is required if declining.
• COVID vaccination card or declination (initial vaccine only)

Documents

• Government-issued photo ID (driver's license or state ID)
• Emergency contact form, required prior to start