Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care

Job Description

Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : 10 / 27 / 2025
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type : Travel

General Information

Beds : 24 Pre-Op / Phase 2, 19 PACU

Minimum experience : Must have 1.5 years of experience - system requirement

Patient Ratios :

RN : Pre-Op 1 : 2-3, PACU 1 : 1 or 1 : 2, Phase 2 1 : 2-4

All ratios dependent on acuity levels, presence of airways, ages, comorbidities, or on any special monitoring, etc.

Required Certifications :

RN : BLS, ACLS , PALS

Skills required :

RN :

Night shift RN only (2030-0700) : MUST have Critical Care experience and competencies with ICU cases including hemodynamic drips and ventilated patients.

Comfortability with Preop, Recovery and Discharge of patients.

Comfortability to have boarded patients if hospital census is full and there are no inpatient beds available.

These skills are needed in addition to competencies in the below.

Variable shift RN : May be learned in orientation, but competencies include : IV insertion, ventilator training, epidural / PCA set up / initiation, initiation of blood product transfusions, competency with administration and monitoring of moderate sedation (will not work Intra-op in Endo but would prep and recover), critical thinking

Charting System / Equipment :

EPIC - please let CRT know if traveler does not have EPIC experience so they can ask approval

Omnicell

Floating : If yes, where?

Routinely : PreOp, PACU, Endo prep and discharge, Phase 2

Could be one of the following :

Days / Variable - 3 12s per week (Days - shift would vary between 0500-2300)

Nights - 3 12s per week (Nights - 1830-0700). If working nights, their 3 shifts would be scheduled in a row

Weekend rotation : Pre-Op / PACU staff have 4 weekend call teams, each caregiver responsible for a weekend call rotation every three weeks

Call Required : Each caregiver has a 2300-0700 call shift about every 2-3 weeks that is during Monday-Friday, in addition to their scheduled 36 hours (WITH EXCEPTION OF NIGHT RN, NO 2300-0700 CALL REQUIRED for that position). Then Each caregiver is also responsible for their designated weekend. These shifts will change throughout the contract period, but the requirement is a weekend call (varied hours Fri-Sun) every 3 weeks.

Response time is 15 minutes. There is a sleep room and other options available.

About Malone Healthcare - Nursing

With a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.

Benefits

Weekly pay

Holiday Pay

Guaranteed Hours

Continuing Education

401k retirement plan

Pet insurance

Referral bonus

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

License and certification reimbursement

Life insurance