Travel Nurse RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit; PACU​/Pre-Post Op - in Paducah, KY

Registered Nurse (RN) | Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) / Pre-Post Op
Location: Paducah, KY
Agency: Cynet Health
Pay: $2,095 per week
Shift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 10/22/2026

Travel Nurse Source  is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PACU/Pre-Post Op RN in Paducah, Kentucky, 42003!

Job Title:

Registered Nurse Profession:
Nursing Specialty: RN Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: First Shift Hours per

Shift: 12 hours

Experience:

No experience required License:
Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license

Certifications:

BLS Must-Have:

- Accept responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations.

- Practice effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrate attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language.

- Collaborate, respect, and cooperate with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team.

- Warmly, personally, and professionally greet all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary.

- Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of computer systems and applications or ability to be trained.

- Communicate and collaborate with other care team members.

- Assess age-specific patient safety issues and implement appropriate safety devices for all patients.

Description:

The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity.

Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. The RN coordinates, ensures, and provides direct patient care activities on the unit through the provision of nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments. Facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities is essential. Providing patient and family-centered education and care coordination is critical. Conducting and documenting comprehensive assessments in accordance with nursing scope of practice and policies/procedures is required.

The RN considers the patient’s culture, age, and developmental level during assessments. Identifying patient risk factors and collecting health information is necessary for comprehensive care. The development of a problem list prioritizing patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team is expected. Actions and interventions relevant to patient’s culture and age must be designed. Desired outcomes are determined in coordination with the patient and family in accordance with the medical plan of care.

Fully implementing patient care therapies and procedures with empowerment and clinical autonomy is required within the established policies and guidelines. The RN explains procedures, treatments, and processes to the patient and family. Initiating action to alleviate patient stress and discomfort is essential. Recognizing, responding to, and communicating changes in patient condition appropriately is required. Ongoing assessment and response to procedures and therapies must be documented according to established standards and guidelines.

Delegating tasks appropriately and overseeing team members in patient care activities is necessary for effective teamwork. Monitoring the accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members is required. Identifying and addressing educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems according to their level of comprehension is crucial. Facilitating the discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner and assuring performance of discharge teaching is required.

Providing input into patient/nurse assignments in consideration of staffing, unit activity, and patient acuity is necessary. Active participation in unit-based activities in support of organizational values and priorities is expected. Promoting a positive group dynamic and…