Travel RN - PACU
Issaquah, Washington
Staffing partner
- Shift
- 10-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40 hrs a week
- Unit
- PACU
- Contract
- 13-week contract
Posted Aug 15 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 10-hour days · 4 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Nurse to patient
- 1:2–1:3
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Sep 28, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- No charge shifts · No floating · No call
- Practice
- SIS charting
stated in this posting
More role details
- Setting
- Ambulatory Surgery
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Pay
- Against the board
- Above most WA travel postings
- Travel package
- Housing provided
WA travel postings that state pay run $1,840/week to $2,820/week, the middle half $2,090/week to $2,630/week, across 77 postings.
About this role
Assignment Overview Shift: Days, 4x10hrs Hours: 40 hrs/wk Start Date: Sep 28, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring a PACU/PreOp RN for a 13-week acute care surgery center assignment requiring 1 year of PACU experience and WA or compact RN licensure.
Details and PreOp RN role in an acute care surgery center Unit consists of PACU Phase 1 and Phase 2 with a total of 12 beds, typically staffed with 9-10 RNs during open hours Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:2 in Phase 1 and 1:3 in Phase 2 Cases include ortho, ENT, septoplasty, TNA, fractures, sports medicine, shoulder/knee scopes, and spinal surgeries for both adult and pediatric patients Responsibilities include PACU discharge and patient education, stocking, room cleaning, crash cart checks, and general department duties PreOp duties include patient intake, vital signs, IV starts, OR prep, and post-operative calls EMR used is SIS Schedule is Monday through Friday with 10 or
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- 12 hour shifts, potentially non-consecutive days based on contract needs
No weeknight, weekend, holiday, or call requirements Floating not typically required, though PreOp experience may lead to occasional cross-utilization Scrubs are provided and street clothes are acceptable upon arrival Requirements Active WA or compact RN license required BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required Minimum 1 year of PACU experience required, similar setting preferred Pediatric patient care experience preferred Proficiency with IV starts for PreOp tasking and PACU IV restarts preferred General telemetry knowledge and ability to recognize lethal rhythms using 3-lead tele required Additional Information Charge nurse role is filled by the manager during the day, who is hands-on and floats as needed CNAs support the unit with patient care, turning over bays, cleaning, stocking, and wheelchair transport, averaging 1-2 per day Rare use of LMA equipment as patients are typically extubated prior to PACU arrival ICU patients do not recover in this PACU Unit-specific orientation consists of 3 shifts First-time travelers are welcome if able to quickly acclimate given the brief orientation period
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Requirements
- Active WA or compact RN license required
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required
- Minimum 1 year of PACU experience required, similar setting preferred
- Pediatric patient care experience preferred
- Proficiency with IV starts for PreOp tasking and PACU IV restarts preferred
- General telemetry knowledge and ability to recognize lethal rhythms using 3-lead tele required
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- Additional Information
- Charge nurse role is filled by the manager during the day, who is hands-on and floats as needed
- CNAs support the unit with patient care, turning over bays, cleaning, stocking, and wheelchair transport, averaging 1-2 per day
- Rare use of LMA equipment as patients are typically extubated prior to PACU arrival
- ICU patients do not recover in this PACU
- Unit-specific orientation consists of 3 shifts
- First-time travelers are welcome if able to quickly acclimate given the brief orientation period
Place
- City
- Issaquah, Washington
- Median rent
- $2,590/mo
- Local household income
- $154,669/yr
- State price level
- 7% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Washington index 107.0, where 100 is the national average.
Issaquah sits at the base of the Cascade Mountains, offering nurses quick access to Tiger Mountain trails and Lake Sammamish while still being within commuting distance of Seattle hospitals. Think smaller-town feel with outdoor recreation right out the door, plus a historic downtown with shops and restaurants that make it easy to settle in on days off.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
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- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How is staffing support handled day to day?
