Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Green Bay, WI
TNAA TotalMed RN
5x8 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

Unit: PACU
CLINICAL INTERVIEW

Experience Required: 2 years Phase I/Phase II; Will consider first time traveler if extensive PACU experience.

Certs Required: BLS, ACLS, PALS; CAPA or CPAN certification required (will take either)

Skills Required: Experience in PACU with above patient types, read/interpret cardiac rhythms, manage cardiac gtts, providing discharge instructions (will work Phase I and Phase II recovery). Experience recovering post-cath, bronchs, IR patients HIGHLY preferred; send for manager approval if minimal or no experience. Hard stops: art lines, TR bands, chest tubes, CBI, EPIC.

Floating: Travelers will float regularly between Phase I and Phase II Recovery for Main+6 PACU and East PACU

Patient Types: Inpatient, outpatient, observations. Peds and adults. General, plastics, urology, GI, bariatrics, GYN, minor vascular, neurosurgery (spine, cranies), Robotics cases, ophthalmology, ortho, cardiothoracic (thoracotomies/pericardial windows, no open hearts), ENT (sinus, PE tubes, T/As), endovascular, fistulas, bronchs, post-cath, post-IR/Neuro IR. Vented/ICU level patients typically go to ICU post-OR, but could occasionally have intubated patient or assist with intubation in PACU.

Ratios: 
Pre-op: 1:3
Phase I: 1:2
Phase II: 1:3