Registered Nurse PACU

Job Title

Travel RN – PACU

Location

Portsmouth, NH | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13-Week Travel Assignment | Days, Rotating Weekends & Call | Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Key Responsibilities

• Provide post-anesthesia care to a diverse patient population ranging from pediatric to adult across all surgical case types, including lumpectomies, tonsillectomies, tube placements, and open heart surgery, as well as trauma cases
• Maintain patient ratios in accordance with CPAN Guidelines within a 10-bay PACU unit
• Participate in on-call rotation, including a 30-minute response requirement (dressed and ready to accept a patient in the PACU)
• Rotate to Endoscopy and Same Day Care units as needed
• Utilize GE patient monitors, Stryker and Hillrom beds, and the Expanse EMR system
• Participate in self-scheduling with coverage adjustments made by nurse leadership as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of New Hampshire — required at time of submission
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a hospital setting
• PACU and PACU pediatric experience at a Level II facility or higher — candidates without this experience will not be considered
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• ICU experience
• Emergency Room (ER) experience
• CPAN (Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse) certification

Why Join Us

• Work in a collaborative, self-scheduling PACU environment with a team of 13 RNs handling a wide variety of surgical cases
• Hospital-provided scrubs and a supportive unit culture that values flexibility, compassion, and teamwork