Talent4Health is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Nampa, Idaho.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 04/28/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Recent PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) 2 years experience requiredJob & ShiftUnitPerioperative Care Nampa Hospital Flr 2Unit TypePACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)DivisionNursingCare SettingAcuteShift Length12Guaranteed Hours36 hours per weekYears of Experience2 YearsLicense to SubmitYes, willing to waitBSN RequiredNoOrientation Hours24 HoursRequired CertificationsACLS, BLS, PALSShift NotesMonday, Thursday, and Friday shift with possible call if neededUnit NotesUnit Preop/PACU EPIC EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Beds 18 beds: 13 General OR, 5 EndoPhase 1 and Phase 2? "Preop, PACU- Phase 1 & 2Expect staff to be flexible and able to transition between all phasesAll staff are asked to rotate between the areas; depending on their shift start may start in Preop and then transition into PACU"Nurse:Patient Ratios "Preop Ratios 1:3, Phase 1 Ratios 1:2, Phase 2 Ratios 1: 1-3"Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS, PALSCommon Cases "Cases: General, Breast, Ortho, Urology, & OBGYNJob Duties: Get patient ready for surgery, recovery post anesthesia, manage airways, pain managementThey are a small unit so staff assist in restocking and turnover between patients "Experience or 'Must have' skills "Must have Preop & PACU, Must have 1 year of experience, Okay with first time travelers"EMR EpicCharge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Charge runs flow of the unitAre there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios "2 Aides in PreopJob Duties: EKGs, Blood draws, Blood sugars, transfer, pregnancy test, vitals, bladder scanning"RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) "No RT- available for assistAnesthesia oversees area"ICU patients - do they recover in PACU? Yes, maybe once per month (not often)RNs read strips? Yes, must be able to read and identify rhythm changes and life threatening rhythmShifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "Day shift:Multiple start times between: 0530 to1300, Shifts 10-12 hrs, Unit has set schedules; made out by management "Weeknight/Call Requirements May be asked to go into call scheduleWeekend/Call Requirements May be asked to go into call scheduleHoliday/Call Requirements May be asked to go into call scheduleWhat is call response time? 30 mins- ask the staff stay safe and arrive to campus safelyFloating Requirements "May be asked to float to other areas (not typical);, Wouldn't be asked to float outside the hospital to another site"Scrub Color/Dress Code Scrubs providedUnit/Department specific orientation "3 days of orientation with a preceptor, General orientation typically 1-2 days including Hospital welcome, HR meeting, badges, and more; Modules expected to be complete prior to 1st day of orientation "Additional Notes "They are a family oriented dept with a great support system. They believe in being kind to everyone and that everyone gets to have a bad day- but it can't be every day., Idaho is a very diverse state with a lot of different types of activities that are very close. "
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