Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $2,988 per week

About the role

Travel nurse RN PACU position in Nashua, New Hampshire. 13‑week assignment starting 10/04/2026, 40 hours per week on 10‑hour day shifts.

Responsibilities

• Supports and promotes the mission and values of Covenant Health Ministry.
• Renders professional nursing care to patients within an assigned unit, supporting medical care as directed by medical staff and pursuant to hospital objectives and policies.
• Completes all unit‑specific competencies required to care for critically ill patients.
• Participates in quality improvement planning and processes for the area of practice.
• Completes clinical documentation and care plans comprehensively and timely for all assigned patients.
• Seeks feedback regarding practice and takes appropriate action.
• Practice reflects knowledge of current standards (ANA, NH Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards).
• Communicates patient information appropriately for continuity and safe care via hand‑offs, walking rounds, and physician/provider interaction.
• Provides a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff by following established procedures and protocols.
• Implements resources and initiatives to improve patient safety.
• Works within a Just Culture environment to promote error reporting and adoption of safe practices.
• Addresses issues through appropriate use of the chain of command.
• Completes hourly rounding in collaboration with LNAs on all assigned patients.
• Identifies and assists in correction of patient care safety issues.
• Recognizes and praises excellent performance in colleagues and co‑workers.
• Builds respectful relationships through early, proactive identification of concerns, compliments, or suggestions.
• Collaborates unit‑to‑unit and shift‑to‑shift to resolve conflicts and issues timely.
• Consults with nurses in other departments/units to draw upon expertise in other clinical areas/specialties.
• Displays a professional, positive perspective at all times, including difficult circumstances.
• Seeks opportunities to assist all team members.
• Displays willingness to resolve tension within the unit or department, e.g., by volunteering to accept an admission or adjust an assignment.
• Demonstrates practice consistent with shared governance tenets and the unit/organization philosophy.
• Assists with solution identification in response to problems and conflicts.
• Effectively delegates aspects of care and unit activities to other nursing personnel.
• Collaborates in planning, supervising, and instructing other nurses and assistants.
• Works collaboratively with nursing students and instructors.
• Participates in peer review of colleagues.
• Participates in DNV survey readiness.
• Demonstrates characteristics of the SPIRIT of St. Joseph Hospital with commitment to co‑workers and holds peers accountable for the same.
• Avoids use of unauthorized overtime.
• Manages ETO per policy.
• Performs other duties consistent with this role.

Requirements

• Basic Dysrhythmia preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation.
• NHISS certification preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation.

Qualifications

• Current New Hampshire RN license required.
• BLS required.
• ACLS required (except for Pre‑Admission Testing and Operating Room).
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation.
• Graduate of an approved Nursing program preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience that provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements.

Skills

• Ability to assist with insertion of Flow wire, Opsens, and IVUS.
• Demonstrate contraindications and reversal for IV adenosine infusion.
• Ability to safely administer procedural sedation.
• Pass annual sedation examination.
• Document sedation according to policies and procedures.

Schedule

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