Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $1,567 per week

  • Bee Cave
  • South Austin Hospital Tx
Job Details BCK - CONTRACT - RN - PACU - RECOVERY (704) - 13 WEEKS - 9:00A-9:30P NO ON CALL REQ Job Requirements Critical Care Experience including titrating drips, caring for intubated patients, & caring for patients on a ventilator (RT available for help/resource). Caring for patients on BiPAP/CPAP (RT available for help/resource). Preferred or nice to have: Previous Meditech Experience Previous PACU Phase 1 Experience at a Trauma Center Level 1 or 2. Schedule Information Shift: manager to clarify per position Call Requirements - manager to clarify per position Weekends: manager to clarify per position Unit Specific Information PACU (dept 70477) Number of Beds - 10 Number of Staff – 24 Type of staff: Day/Evening Shift – 1 Charge RN & up to 7 staff RNs Weeknight Shift - 2 RNs (2100 to 0700) in house & 1 RN on call Weekend Day Shift- 2 RNs in house & 2 RNs on call Weekend Night Shift- 1 RN in house & 2 RNs on call Patient Ratios – Phase 1 PACU— up to 2 patients per RN; Phase 2 PACU- up to 3 patients per RN; for patients holding for rooms upstairs, ratio subject to acuity level of patient/level of care ordered. Type of equipment - GE bedside Monitors EMR – Meditech Permanent Positions on Unit Available? (Y/N) – none currently List typical procedures performed on unit(s): Phase 1 PACU recovery - includes up to q 5 min vital signs & medicating for pain with prn q 5 min med orders from Anesthesia. Phase 2 PACU recovery (including discharge education & discharging patients home in the afternoons, evenings, nights & weekends). Best personality Fit: Flexible, Organized & Efficient with time, Team player Additional Details Dress Code: Include requirements, but most of all not acceptable attire. Scrub Color - navy (also option to wear Hospital OR scrubs) Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Centralized transport available for transporting patients.