PACU Registered Nurse
Springfield, OR
Cross Country Nurses
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) position providing post-operative recovery care for adolescent, infant, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. The role supports scheduled surgical cases, trauma recovery, and occasional intensive care holds in a high-acuity environment. Interdisciplinary clinical support is available to promote safe and efficient patient care.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; at least 2 years of relevant experience; prior travel experience; experience with Epic; Oregon licensure required, with pending licenses considered; experience in a Level II Trauma Center required.
• Schedule: Day shifts consisting of four 10-hour shifts per week, totaling 40 hours per week; every-other-weekend coverage and on-call participation are required.
• Additional Information: Provides post-operative recovery care with occasional intensive care holds in a Level II Trauma Center setting. Patient care includes scheduled surgical procedures, trauma recovery, endovascular procedures, transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures, and pulmonary procedures. The role may care for patients ranging from weeks-old infants through geriatric populations and may involve a 1:2 patient ratio. Clinical support includes respiratory services, intravenous therapy teams, pharmacy, radiology, phlebotomy, rapid response teams, interpretation services, transportation, and unit secretarial support. Required clinical capabilities include airway assessment, cardiac monitoring, ventilated patient care, central line management, chest tube management, arterial line management, emergency medication administration, procedural sedation monitoring, neurological assessment, dysrhythmia management, intravenous medication administration, post-operative assessment, pain management, and discharge education.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits