PACU Registered Nurse
Petaluma, CA
Cross Country Nurses
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Post Anesthesia Care Unit position with variable day shifts supporting preoperative care, Phase I recovery, and Phase II recovery. The role provides care for adolescent, adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients and requires experience with post-anesthesia monitoring, procedural sedation, airway management, and complex clinical procedures.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; at least one year of experience; compact license in hand at submission.
• Schedule: Day shifts of 8 hours, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Additional Information: The position supports preoperative services, Phase I recovery, and Phase II recovery. Responsibilities may include airway assessment, care of ventilated patients, arterial line management, blood product administration, chest tube management, dysrhythmia recognition and management, emergency medication administration, intravenous vasopressor management, procedural sedation monitoring, pain management, post-epidural management, and wound vacuum management. The role may include overnight call from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM and weekend call from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The daily census is approximately 15 patients, with support from physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and transportation.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits