Travel PACU Registered Nurse - $2,306 per week
Ottumwa, IA, 52501, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- travel nurse
- PACU nurse
- post-anesthesia care
This travel nursing position involves providing specialized post-anesthesia care to patients recovering from surgery in a PACU setting, ensuring patient stability during the immediate postoperative period. The role requires an RN with skills in airway management, acute wound care, and life support techniques. The position is a 13-week assignment in Ottumwa, Iowa, offering weekly pay and benefits including medical and dental coverage.
Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 01/12/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 10 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
PACU nursing involves the care of patients who are recovering from surgery, particularly when the application of anesthesia is involved. Once the patient sufficiently recovers from the effects of the anesthesia, he/she is typically transferred to the appropriate ward or discharged from the hospital. PACU nurses are typically responsible for providing patient care during the immediate postoperative recovery period. He/she typically have training in basic life support measures, airway management, acute surgical wound care, catheter procedures and the special requirements associated with anesthesia. PACU nurses may also be trained in the use of cardiac life support equipment.
Care Career Job ID #35205564. Pay package is based on 10 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN PACU
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