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Travel RN - PACU

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American Traveler

Sierra Vista, Arizona

Staffing partner

Posted Sep 4 · Not open to new grads

Shift
10-hour days
Hours a week
40
Unit
PACU
Contract
13 weeks

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
4-10 hour shifts, 6:45 AM to 5:15 PM
Weekends
Every other weekend
Term
13 weeks · starts Oct 12, 2026 · Travel
On the floor
Floating required · On call
Practice
Cerner charting
Setting
Hospital
More role details
Accepts
RN
Experience
2+ years
Staffing partner
American Traveler
Unit
PACU · 7 beds
Patients
Post-op adult patient population

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

About this role

Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
  • Hours: 40 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
  • Length: 13 weeks
  • Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a PACU position requiring 2+ years of PACU or critical care experience and AHA-issued ACLS certification.

Details

  • Hospital-based PACU unit with 7 beds on the 1st floor
  • Level 3 trauma center
  • Post-op adult patient population
  • Patient ratios follow ASPAN guidelines
  • Uses Cerner EHR
  • 4-10 hour shifts, 6:45 AM to 5:15 PM
  • Every other weekend required, call only
  • Call requirements apply
  • Floating required per operational needs

Requirements

  • Active AZ or compact RN license required
  • AHA-issued ACLS certification required
  • 2+ years of PACU and/or critical care experience required
  • Associate's degree in nursing or higher required
  • Social Security number and date of birth required for consideration
  • Active licensure verification via Nursys required at time of consideration
  • Copies of required certifications must be provided

Additional Information

  • Provide post-anesthesia recovery care to adult surgical patients
  • Must be flexible and team-oriented
  • Scrub color determined by facility; no outside attire permitted
  • Orientation held every 2nd and 4th Monday
  • Candidates must live more than 60 miles from the facility to be eligible
  • Candidates who worked perm staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months are not eligible
  • Cannot be employed elsewhere full-time while on assignment

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Requirements

  • Active AZ or compact RN license required
  • AHA-issued ACLS certification required
  • 2+ years of PACU and/or critical care experience required
  • Associate's degree in nursing or higher required
  • Social Security number and date of birth required for consideration
  • Active licensure verification via Nursys required at time of consideration
  • Copies of required certifications must be provided

Place

City
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Median rent
$1,150/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$70,291/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
11% below the national average

Sierra Vista area index 89.2, where 100 is the national average.

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Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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American Traveler is a travel nursing staffing agency that places experienced registered nurses in temporary 13-week contract assignments at hospitals across multiple states. Assignments are located in diverse geographic settings, from Rapid City, SD, to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Atlanta,…

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