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Travel RN - PACU

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American Traveler

Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Staffing partner

You'll work in a Post Anesthesia Care Unit at a Level I trauma center that is also a Level II pediatric trauma center. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Sep 11

Shift and hours
8-⁠hour shifts · Varied days and evenings Varied 8-hour shifts covering days and evenings (0700-1530, 0900-1730, 1100-1930, 1500-2330)40 hours a week
Unit and setting
PACU · Hospital Cares for a pediatric to geriatric patient populationPediatric to geriatric patients
License
RN license Active MN RN license required (compact license not accepted)Active Minnesota RN license
Term
13 weeks · starts Sep 28, 2026 · Travel

Do you qualify?

License
Active Minnesota RN license Active MN RN license required (compact license not accepted) Check your license
Certification
BLS BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications (AHA or ARC) required
Certification
ACLS
Certification
PALS
Experience
2 years critical care (ICU/ED) Minimum 2 years critical care experience (ICU/ED)
Experience
Previous PACU experience Previous PACU experience required
Experience
Pediatric and geriatric patient experience Experience with pediatric and geriatric patient populations required
Experience
Level I trauma center experience Level I Trauma Center experience required
Also asks
Previous travel nursing experience Previous travel nursing experience required
Also asks
Epic EMR experience Epic EMR experience required
Also asks
Cardiac rhythm interpretation Ability to interpret cardiac rhythms required
Also asks
Skills checklist current within 1 year Skills checklist current within 1 year pertinent to the specialty required for consideration
Also asks
2 supervisory references with employment dates 2 supervisory references with employment dates required for consideration
Also asks
MN DHS background study and fingerprinting MN DHS background study and fingerprinting required for all patient-facing positions
Also asks
List prior work with this health system on resume Candidates must list any prior work history with this health system, its Maple Grove location, or affiliated LLC on their resume

What it pays

Against similar roles
Pays above most Minnesota travel rolesMinnesota travel postings that state pay run $1,690/week to $2,760/week, the middle half $1,870/week to $2,400/week, across 77 postings.
Travel package
Housing provided
Pay reviews
Reduced rate for local candidates within 35 miles Local candidates within a 35-mile radius are considered local travelers and subject to a reduced rateLocal candidates within a 35-mile radius

Benefits

  • free private housing or a generous housing subsidy
  • Tax Advantage Plan
  • medical, dental and life insurance coverage
  • Weekly Payroll
  • Referral Bonuses

The role and schedule

Charting
Epic Uses Epic EMR
Day to day
Coordinating care across disciplines and delegating to other providers Coordinates care among disciplines and delegates appropriately to other care providers
Hours stated
Varied 8-hour shifts covering days and evenings (0700-1530, 0900-1730, 1100-1930, 1500-2330)
Weekends
Every 3rd weekend Weekend rotation required every 3rd weekend
On call
No on-call No on-call requirements
Start
Starts Sep 28, 2026 Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
Details
13-week assignment Length: 13 weeks
Details
Royal blue scrubs required Dress code requires royal blue scrubs
Details
Time-off requests due at application RTO requests must be submitted at time of application and may not be honored if submitted later

The workplace

American Traveler logo
American Traveler
Staffing partner
Staffing partner
American Traveler

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What are the holiday requirements?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.

Original listing

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Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Variable, 5x8hrs
  • Hours: 40 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
  • Length: 13 weeks
  • Openings: 2

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a PACU position requiring Level I trauma experience and prior travel experience.

Details

  • Post Anesthesia Care Unit within a Level I Trauma Center and Level II pediatric trauma center
  • Cares for a pediatric to geriatric patient population
  • Uses Epic EMR
  • Varied 8-hour shifts covering days and evenings (0700-1530, 0900-1730, 1100-1930, 1500-2330)
  • Weekend rotation required every 3rd weekend
  • No on-call requirements

Requirements

  • Active MN RN license required (compact license not accepted)
  • Minimum 2 years critical care experience (ICU/ED)
  • Previous PACU experience required
  • Previous travel nursing experience required
  • Epic EMR experience required
  • BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications (AHA or ARC) required
  • Ability to interpret cardiac rhythms required
  • Experience with pediatric and geriatric patient populations required
  • Level I Trauma Center experience required
  • Skills checklist current within 1 year pertinent to the specialty required for consideration
  • 2 supervisory references with employment dates required for consideration

Additional Information

  • Provides holistic nursing care across the lifecycle from neonates to older adults
  • Executes the full nursing process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
  • Coordinates care among disciplines and delegates appropriately to other care providers
  • Dress code requires royal blue scrubs
  • Candidates must list any prior work history with this health system, its Maple Grove location, or affiliated LLC on their resume
  • MN DHS background study and fingerprinting required for all patient-facing positions
  • Local candidates within a 35-mile radius are considered local travelers and subject to a reduced rate
  • RTO requests must be submitted at time of application and may not be honored if submitted later

What's around it?

In Robbinsdale, MN

Robbinsdale, MNFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent
$1,758/mo
Household income
$88,252/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Robbinsdale, MN

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