Registered Nurse PACU

Job Title

Travel RN – PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit)

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | 13-Week Assignment | Full-Time | Days | Primary Shift: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM, Monday–Friday; flexibility required for additional shift variations

Key Responsibilities

• Provide routine and complex post-anesthesia nursing care for a diverse patient population ranging from neonates to geriatric patients, including cases involving orthopedics, general surgery, vascular, ENT, urology, and breast reconstruction.
• Utilize the nursing process — assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation — to deliver care consistent with professional standards of practice.
• Administer medications and treatments per appropriate protocols; monitor for side effects and treatment effectiveness.
• Manage and stabilize critical care patients requiring transfer to a higher level of care.
• Document patient history, symptoms, medications administered, and care provided accurately and thoroughly.
• Assess and address patient and family learning needs; provide education and identify appropriate resources.

Required Qualifications

• Active RN License in the state of employment or a valid compact nursing license.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the AHA.
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the AHA or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification required.
• Minimum of 1 year of PACU or related perioperative nursing experience.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Experience in a Perioperative RN Residency program or recent practice in an OR/perioperative setting.
• Demonstrated ability to care for critical care-level patients within a PACU environment.

Why Join Us

• Gain diverse clinical exposure across a broad range of surgical specialties and patient populations in a fast-paced perioperative environment.
• Work with a supportive team structure that includes structured onboarding, preceptorship, and ongoing competency development.