Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
Olympia, WA
TotalMed RN
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Unit: PACU
Certs Required: BLS, ACLS, PALS, Active WA/Compact license.

Experience Required: 4 years overall – 2 years can be general RN, but the 2 most recent years need to be acute care PACU. Expe. with below surgeries, IV skills, exp. in pre-op/Phase 1/Phase 2. Pediatric exp. EPIC exp. Prefer that travelers have exp. with critical/ICU level patients (send for NM approval if not).

Floating: Only between pre-op/Phase 1/Phase 2.

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
General surgery patients – ortho, ENT, GI, GYN, spinal surgeries, etc., cath lab, endoscopy, IR
Peds – mostly ortho and ENT
Phase 1 – higher acuity patients including AAA repairs. These patients will likely go from Phase 1 to the ICU
No hearts, cranies, or transplants.
Traveler will likely spend most of their time in pre/post but will likely float to Phase 1 about once a week. 
Travelers will not mix patients, meaning they will either have pre-op, Phase 1, or Phase 2 patients, but will not care for multiple levels of patients at one time