Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $2,106 per week

About the role

Travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care position in Ames, Iowa. Start date: November 1, 2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Employment type: Travel. Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care. Discipline: RN.

Responsibilities

• Assist in recovering patients from anesthesia in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).
• Monitor patients as they wake from surgery until discharge to outpatient or transfer to the floor.
• Provide care for post-operative patients recovering from general, regional, and local anesthesia.
• Treat inpatients and outpatients according to their needs.
• Administer diligent care via monitoring, assessment, intervention, and continuous reassessment.

Requirements

• Active RN license.
• Degree from an accredited nursing program.
• BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Eighteen months of recent experience in an Acute Care PACU setting.
• Other requirements to be determined by the client facility.

Pay

Weekly pay with direct deposit.

Benefits

• Full coverage of all credentialing fees.
• Private housing or housing allowance.