Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Saint Louis, MO
Prime Staffing
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights

RN – PACU | Level I Trauma

Location: St. Louis, MO 63110
Contract: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)/Night 3x12-Hour (17:00 - 05:30)
Weekends/Holidays/Call: None
Charting: Epic
Facility: Magnet & Teaching Hospital | Level I Trauma Center
Staffed Beds: 1,273 | PACU: 38 Bays | Daily Census: 70–90

Requirements

• 2+ years PACU experience in a Level I Trauma Center – HARD STOP
• ICU/Critical Care experience required
• BLS & ACLS required
• Epic experience required
• First-time travelers accepted if requirements are met
• Candidate must live 75+ miles from facility
• CCRN/TNCC preferred
• Must pass Relias EKG exam

Required Clinical Skills

• High-acuity inpatient PACU experience
• Mechanical ventilation & artificial airway management
• Vasoactive/vasopressor drips
• Blood product administration/transfusions
• Central lines & IV therapy
• Phlebotomy and starting IVs
• ICP/invasive monitoring
• Cardiac monitoring & dysrhythmia management
• Recovery from general anesthesia
• Drain management

Required Case Experience

Must have experience with post-cardiac surgery, lobectomy, chest trauma, exploratory laparotomy (ex-lap), splenectomy, and trauma patients.

PACU cases include neurosurgery, ENT, plastics, orthopedics, thoracic, vascular, trauma, general, colorectal, GYN, urology, electrophysiology, IR, and transplant.

Open-heart surgery and liver transplant recovery are not performed in this PACU.

Additional Details

• May float to ICU, Main PACU, PCU, Med-Surg, and ER Holding
• Pre-Op experience is required/expected, including assessments, EKG/rhythm analysis, blood draws, IV starts, transfusions, and pre-op preparation
• RTO: Maximum 7 days
• No weekends, holidays, or call throughout the assignment