Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Redwood City, CA
First Connect Health
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

RN – PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit)

Role

• Location: Redwood City, CA
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days, 10-hour shifts
• Hours: 40 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of RN experience
• Active California RN license required for submission
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required
• Crisis Protocol Approved
• Critical care background preferred
• Cerner experience preferred

Unit Details

• Unit: PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit)
• Care Setting: Acute Care
• Beds: Main OR – 8; Pavilion – 12
• Patient Ratio: 1:1 or 1:2 during transition
• Charting System: Cerner
• Telemetry: Philips
• Ventilator Experience: Rare; patients requiring critical care are generally transferred directly to the ICU
• Anesthesia Coverage: 24/7
• Respiratory Therapy: Available 24/7

Schedule

• 10-hour day shifts
• 40 hours per week
• Orientation: 12 hours, with unit-specific preceptor orientation

Floating

• Floating is not required.
• Candidates with appropriate skills may float to the ACU or prep area.

Clinical / Operational Notes

• Recovers postoperative patients following general anesthesia, including orthopedic, gynecological, urological, ENT, and general surgery patients, as well as cath lab patients.
• Critical care patients are generally recovered directly in the ICU.
• Rotating charge nurses also take patient assignments.
• No nurse aides or IV team available.
• Hospitalist or intensivist available in-house/on call after hours.
• Scrubs provided by the hospital.
• Call and weekend requirements are not mandatory.