PACU Registered Nurse
Wheeling, WV
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit. The role provides post-anesthesia recovery care for inpatient and outpatient procedures, surgery center cases, and anesthesia clinic patients in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include caring for a broad range of surgical and interventional cases, interpreting telemetry strips, and managing patients requiring ventilatory support, excluding open-heart cases.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, primarily 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Flexible start times and scheduling may include 8- or 10-hour shifts based on departmental needs.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications required. Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification is required for inpatient and outpatient post-anesthesia care and surgery center assignments. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required for anesthesia clinic assignments. A valid professional license is required for submission.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides Phase 1 and Phase 2 recovery care across inpatient and outpatient post-anesthesia areas, surgery center, and anesthesia clinic settings.
  • Recovers general, neurological, thoracic, catheterization laboratory, radiology, and other procedural cases, including Intensive Care Unit patients when applicable.
  • Registered Nurses may support multiple recovery areas and must remain flexible to meet daily patient-care needs.
  • Floor-specific orientation consists of approximately 23 shifts.
  • Scrubs are provided in the recovery and surgery center areas; staff assigned to the anesthesia clinic provide navy blue scrubs.
  • Telemetry interpretation is required, and ventilated patients may be managed in collaboration with in-house clinical providers.
  • Weekend and overnight call coverage may be required, including one 24-hour weekend call shift per month and two additional overnight call shifts per month.

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