Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Bangor, ME
TotalMed RN
3x12 hrs, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Unit: Recovery Room - Pre-op
Clinical Interviews then Manager approves

Experience Required:  2 years minimum of pre-op experience. Can have PACU or ICU experience as well, but need to be comfortable pre-oping and handling critical patients

Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, as long as candidate has pre-op experience

Certs Required: BLS, ACLS, PALS

Skills Required: 
Assisting with bedside procedures (including blocks, central line placements, femoral sheath placements), administering moderate sedation (versed/fentanyl, no propofol), pre-oping patients for surgery, starting large bore IVs (will draw blood with IV starts), cardiac rhythm interpretation
Will prep drips for surgeries including cardiac drips, pressors, insulin, heparin, electrolytes. Will hook patient up prior to surgery but not initiate.
Cerner or EPIC experience

Floating: When not busy with cardiac, will float to general pre-op. Will not float to recovery or PACU

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
The main need is for prepping cardiac patients. When not busy with cardiac, will assist in pre-oping other surgical patients. Services offered here are Trauma, Ortho, GYN, GI, Urology, Thoracic, Nero, Endo, Peds and adults.
Cardiac – CABGs, valve replacements, ascending aorta. No TAVRs, EVARs, or thoracic cases.
Will act as a liaison between anesthesia in the OR and needs outside of the OR as a sort of circulator

Patient Ratios: 1:1 when pre-oping cardiac patient
1:2 for general pre-op, very rarely 1:3

Support within the Department:
No CNA for cardiac pre-op, but 1-2 CNA for general pre-op area
Pre-op and PACU Charge RN
Phlebotomy 24/7
RT 24/7
Hospitalist 24/7
Intensivist 24/7
No CRNAs for cardiac area, only anesthesiologists. CRNAs utilized for general cases
Manager/Supervisor

Technology/Equipment:
EMR: Cerner – experience with this or EPIC required
IV Pump: Alaris
Med dispensing: Omnicell
Monitors:
Unit specific equipment: Vocera

Orientation (facility and unit):
2 days of NEO Hospital orientation
2-3 days of unit orientation

Scheduling:
Weekend rotation: call only
On call? Yes
1 weeknight per week, usually 1500 – 0530.
1 weekend per month, Friday 1500 – Monday 0530
Call is only for cardiac cases
30-minute response time
If called in after 2200, will have options for relief if scheduled to work the following day
Holiday Expectations: could be on call for some holidays in contract
Approval of RTO: ok to approve up to 7 days
Shift times: 0530 – 1500 with rotating day off each week. Could consider block scheduling requests
Schedule cycle: Manager makes schedule and call schedule in 4-week increments. Will receive 2 weeks prior to beginning

Other notes:
Scrub Color: Provided. If wanting a lock for locker, will need to bring it.
Parking: Free
Unit Culture: