Travel RN - PACU
Abingdon, Virginia
Staffing partner
Posted Aug 14 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 10-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
- Unit
- PACU
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 10-hour days · 4 a week · 40 hours
- Nurse to patient
- 1:1
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Sep 13, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- Precepting expected · On call
- Practice
- Epic charting
- Setting
- Hospital
stated in this posting
More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Pay
About this role
Assignment Overview Shift: Days, 4x10hrs Hours: 40 hrs/wk Start Date: Sep 13, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a PACU position requiring 3 years of PACU experience and prior travel nursing experience.
Details Work in the PACU department of a hospital setting Patient population includes surgical patients requiring pre and post-operative care across specialties such as general, ortho, GYN, urology, and ENT Patient ratio is 1:1 approximately 95% of the time Utilizes Epic charting system Day shift
schedule
- 4x10-hour shifts, 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM
- Rotational weekend call required
- Requirements
- Active VA or compact RN license required, in-hand at time of consideration
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- Required
certifications
AHA BLS and ACLS (AHA ACLS meets BLS requirement); PALS also required Minimum 3 years of PACU experience required Prior travel nursing experience required Community hospital experience preferred Skilled in IV therapy, phlebotomy, port access/management, blood product administration, and central line care Experience with cardiac monitoring, arterial line management, and dysrhythmia recognition Proficient in pre/post-operative patient care including consent, assessment, education, and discharge instructions Knowledge of various anesthesia types including general, spinal, MAC, and nerve blocks BSN required for international travelers Additional Information Provide comprehensive pre and post-operative nursing care across multiple surgical specialties Participate in nursing student support and clinical education as part of care team responsibilities General orientation begins on Sundays with online CBL modules, averaging 4-5 hours Must reside 100+ miles from the facility's service area; local candidates are not accepted Facial hair must be trimmed or removed to meet CDC fit testing guidelines Candidates must be available to complete drug testing within 12-14 calendar days prior to start, including potential retesting RTO must be submitted for consideration First-time travelers are not being considered for this position Candidates with prior employment at this health system may only be submitted once
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Requirements
- Active VA or compact RN license required, in-hand at time of consideration
- AHA BLS and ACLS (AHA ACLS meets BLS requirement); PALS also required
- Minimum 3 years of PACU experience required
- Prior travel nursing experience required
- Community hospital experience preferred
- Skilled in IV therapy, phlebotomy, port access/management, blood product administration, and central line care
- Experience with cardiac monitoring, arterial line management, and dysrhythmia recognition
- Proficient in pre/post-operative patient care including consent, assessment, education, and discharge instructions
- Knowledge of various anesthesia types including general, spinal, MAC, and nerve blocks
- BSN required for international travelers
- Additional Information
- General orientation begins on Sundays with online CBL modules, averaging 4-5 hours
- Must reside 100+ miles from the facility's service area; local candidates are not accepted
- Facial hair must be trimmed or removed to meet CDC fit testing guidelines
- Candidates must be available to complete drug testing within 12-14 calendar days prior to start, including potential retesting
- RTO must be submitted for consideration
- First-time travelers are not being considered for this position
- Candidates with prior employment at this health system may only be submitted once
Place
- City
- Abingdon, Virginia
- Median rent
- $838/mo
- Local household income
- $54,544/yr
- State price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Virginia index 101.1, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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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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