PACU Registered Nurse
Clarkston, WA
Cross Country Nurses
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit. This position provides perioperative nursing care across outpatient services, including preoperative, postoperative, recovery, endoscopy, and infusion areas. The role requires strong assessment skills, patient education abilities, and the ability to recognize post-anesthesia and postoperative complications.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift with 10-hour shifts, 40 hours per week, a variable schedule, and a shared on-call rotation for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).
• Required Qualifications: At least two years of experience in a specialized surgical services unit, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), preoperative, or postoperative nursing; strong skills in preoperative, postoperative, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Phase II recovery, endoscopy, and infusion nursing.
• Additional Information:
  • Float rotation across the outpatient services area may include day surgery, endoscopy, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and the preoperative clinic.
  • Provide nursing assessment, perioperative education, and patient care.
  • Recognize and respond to post-anesthesia and postoperative complications.
  • Support the facilitys conscious sedation needs for special procedures.

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