Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - COVID19

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Health is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Boise, Idaho.

• Specialty:
  PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  04/07/2025
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, days
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit) 2 years' experience required. This facility has a radius rule of 50 miles. To ensure adherence to this rule, we will require the candidates' permanent address in the submittal to confirm they are outside of that specified radius before proceeding with the profile review.

Required

Certifications:

ACLS, BLS, PALS. RN license, Covid card and references.

Shift Notes: 4x9hr shifts,  Mon-Fri, one day off during the week. No call. Unit Notes:
Med Sol Interview/Auto Offer. Unit Post Operative Care Boise Hospital Ground Floor. # of beds 31.

Phase I and II (completed in one area). 3 total recovery areas – separated by outpatient (adult outpatients), main (adult inpatients), and peds (inpatient and outpatient peds). Will likely work in all areas throughout shift.

Nurse:
Patient Ratios 1:2 based on ASPAN standards. 25-26 RNs are staffed Mon-Fri, 2 RNs overnight Mon-Sun, 1 RN scheduled on Sat/Sun with call team (travelers do not take call). Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS, PALS.

Common Cases All surgical specialties. A lot of total joints, neuro, cardiac, plastics, cath lab, IR, endoscopy. Any patient that requires general anesthesia will be recovered in our PACU. (Volume 75-90 cases/day). Peds – a lot of ENT (as young as months old) – tonsillectomies, ear tubes, can get complicated children with big spine surgeries. We are the area’s children’s hospital.

Open hearts are NOT recovered in PACU.

Experience or 'Must have' skills:
Must have experience traveling and caring for both children and adults. We prefer candidates from large hospitals that have had at least 2 years in PACU. EMR EPIC experience required.

Are there nurse aids on this unit? Ratios:
We staff 6-7 CNAs Mon-Fri mainly help with transport but do help with mobility assessments, taking out IVs, bladder trials, can do EKGs and phlebotomy, room turnover, stretcher cleaning. RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) All RT equipment – patients rarely come out intubated, if they do RT is called to help support; many have an oral airway in place upon arrival.

ICU patients – do they recover in PACU? Yes – unless they remain intubated. RNs read strips? Yes, electronically.

Shifts & Scheduling:
No self scheduling option. 4 nine hour shifts Mon-Fri. Shift end times are 2030, 2130, or 2230. Option to have a 3 day weekend. Weeknight/Call Requirements not required, but may ask for volunteers if there is a need. Weekend/Call Requirements not required, but may ask for volunteers if there is a need. Holiday/Call Requirements not required, but may ask for volunteers if there is a need.

Floating rarely happens; if it does it would only be in Meridian or Nampa (PACU). If a traveler has preop experience may float them to preop. Scrub Color/Dress Code: blue scrubs supplied.

How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? Generally, 3 days to learn the three recovery areas: peds, adult inpatient, adult outpatient.

Additional Notes:
We have a happy department, and we appreciate working with contract nurses. We are very welcoming and end up becoming good friends. There are lots of fun activities in Boise. Most contract nurses extend. We primarily use travelers due to medical leaves. This is the busiest PACU in the system. We have a great anesthesia team that is always readily available.

Use Voalte phone for communication – can text surgeons or anesthesia if needed.