Travel Nurse RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) / Pre-Post Op in Wilm, NC

Job Title : Registered Nurse - PACU

Location (Onsite, Remote, or Hybrid?) : Wilmington, NC (ONSITE)

Contract Duration : 13 weeks

Working Hours : Day 3x12-Hour (06 : 45 - 19 : 15)

Total Weekly Hours : 36 hrs REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP :

Minimum Years of Experience : 2

Traveler Experience : REQUIRED

Locals Accepted / Rate Difference : Yes. If a traveler lives less than 50 miles from the facility, they can inquire through their recruiter what the local rate is for the role they are interested in.

Skills : Phase 1-2 PACU. Must have some ICU experience (1-2 ratings on checklist for a screen through). They will NOT be floating to the ICU, just often upgrade and manage this level of care in PACU. Additionally, we do send a PACU RN to the STICU to recover patients

Certs : ACLS, BCLS, PALS.

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP : Charge Nurse Experience, Conscious Sedation, FHM, ICP, Telemetry, Vents, ICU background exp prior to PACU and Pediatric Experience.

JOB DETAILS : Ratios : 1 : 2

Shift : 0645-1915 3x12s

RTO : 7 days MAX;

Call Requirement : once every four weeks

Float Requirement : Float to areas of overflow patients (typically over to surgical short stay)

Weekend Requirement : Varies

• Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and / or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed

PATIENT DIAGNOSES :

Vascular and Endovascular

Neurosurgery and Orthopedics

Gynocology and Urology

General and Bariatric

Plastics and ENT

Opthamoogy

Children - T&A, Ears, Hernias, Cleft Lip / Palate

Phase II - when that unit is full

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS :

Phase 1 Recovery Unit that provides observation and care of the patients who have undergone surgical procedures requiring anesthesia. We receive patients directly from the OR, EP Lab, Endo, IR, MRI and patients that are ICU who need to be recovered before being admitted to the units.

PACU is a varied and challenging practice environment where recovery may take 30 to 90 minutes, depending on when patient reaches the criteria for discharge to Phase ll, home, post op tower or ICU.

Nights and w / ends we recover as well as discharge Phase II patients. Also, have overnight patients, that are tower and / or ICU.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT : Cardiac Monitor - Blood pressure, heart rate, respirations, O2 saturation, arterial lines, ICP monitoring, dopplers for vascular checks, fetal heart monitor, EKOS, SCD pumps, wound vacs

UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication) : Pyxis, EPIC, Perfect Serve

SCHEDULING TYPE : Schedule Committee

ORIENTATION : New hires receive a comprehensive, individualized orientation tailored to their experience and skill level.

SCRUBS : Navy