Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Midland, TX
Talent4Health
5x8 hrs, Days

Title: Registered Nurse – PACU

Location: Midland, TX 79701

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Day, 5x8s (9:00 AM – 5:30 PM), Monday–Friday

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of PACU experience preferred
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIH required
• Previous travel experience preferred; strong first-time travelers may be considered
• Pediatric PACU experience is required
• Critical care experience strongly preferred
• Level II Trauma experience preferred
• Cerner experience preferred
• Experience recovering adult and pediatric patients
• Must be comfortable with call: approximately 6–8 days per month, self-scheduled
• Minimum 1 weekend shift per contract
• Must be willing to orient to and provide coverage in Pre-Op Holding

Description:

• Provide Phase I PACU care for adolescent, adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients.
• Recover patients following orthopedic, neuro, general, urology, GYN, ENT, dental, vascular, plastics, and other surgical procedures.
• Monitor cardiac status, recognize/manage dysrhythmias, and provide emergency interventions.
• Manage patients requiring arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, chest tubes, and other invasive devices.
• Administer IV medications, vasopressors, narcotics, reversal agents, antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants, and emergency medications.
• Monitor patients following general anesthesia, MAC, conscious sedation, spinal anesthesia, nerve blocks, and other anesthetic procedures.
• Provide airway assessment and care for ventilated patients, including oral/nasal airway management.
• Perform post-operative pain assessment and management, including PCA management.
• Care for pediatric patients, including ENT, dental, and orthopedic cases.
• Monitor patients recovering from neuro and spine procedures, including craniotomy and cervical/anterior/posterior spinal fusions.
• Perform pre- and post-operative assessments, obtain 12-lead EKGs, review patient history, and administer pre-op medications.
• Float between PACU and Pre-Op Holding as needed; no floating to other departments.