PACU Registered Nurse
Wheeling, WV
Cross Country Nurses
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU): Provides post-anesthesia recovery care across inpatient, outpatient, surgery center, and anesthesia clinic settings. The role supports recovery for a broad range of surgical and procedural cases, excluding open-heart procedures, and requires flexibility across care areas.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts are 10 hours, with a minimum of 40 hours per week. Available schedules include 8:00 a.m.6:00 p.m., 9:00 a.m.7:00 p.m., and 10:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.; no call.
• Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications; at least 2 years of experience; ability to read and interpret cardiac telemetry strips; flexibility to remain until cases are completed.
• Additional Information: Provides Phase 1 and Phase 2 recovery care for general, neurological, thoracic, catheterization laboratory, radiology, and other procedural cases. Intensive care patients may recover in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), excluding open-heart cases. Registered Nurses may float between inpatient and outpatient recovery, the surgery center, and the anesthesia clinic. Ventilator management is supported by the respiratory therapy team, and floor-specific orientation includes 23 shifts.

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