Travel PACU Registered Nurse - $3,162 per week
1 day ago
New York
HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in New York, New York. • Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care, • Discipline: RN, • Start Date: 12/15/2025, • Duration: 13 weeks, • 34.5 hours per week, • Shift: 12 hours, days, evenings, nights, • Employment Type: Travel Unit Description – Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Type of Care: • The PACU provides immediate post-operative care for patients recovering from anesthesia following surgical or procedural interventions., • Nurses deliver critical post-anesthesia monitoring, manage airway stability, pain control, and hemodynamic recovery until patients meet discharge or transfer criteria., • Day Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM (3x12-hour shifts weekly), • Start Date: 12/15/2025 | Contract Length: 13 weeks, • Auto-offer: Candidate must accept or decline within 2 hours, • Provide comprehensive post-anesthesia nursing care, monitoring vital signs, oxygenation, airway, consciousness, and pain management., • Manage patients on ventilators, supplemental oxygen, and IV infusions during immediate recovery., • Administer and titrate medications for pain, nausea, and hemodynamic stabilization., • Assess surgical sites, drains, and lines; monitor for bleeding or anesthesia complications., • Support patients through emergence, stabilization, and transfer phases of recovery., • Collaborate with anesthesia providers, surgeons, and OR staff to ensure safe continuity of care., • Document care and interventions accurately in Epic EMR in compliance with hospital standards., • Post-Operative Management: Airway support, hemodynamic monitoring, ventilator care, pain control, and post-anesthesia assessment., • Emergency Response: Rapid identification and intervention for respiratory distress, hypotension, arrhythmias, and post-anesthesia complications., • IV Therapy: Fluid resuscitation, medication administration, blood transfusion management., • Patient Education: Reinforce discharge criteria, mobility, and pain control instructions., • Active NYS RN License, • BLS (AHA), • ACLS (AHA), • Minimum 2 years of PACU experience in an acute hospital setting, • Proficient in ventilator and post-procedural care, • Epic charting experience highly preferred, • Charting System: Epic EMR, • Medication System: Pyxis, • Monitoring Equipment: Cardiac, oxygen saturation, end-tidal CO₂, and invasive line monitoring, • 24/7 anesthesia coverage for patient emergencies, • Collaborative support from surgical, respiratory, and pharmacy teams, • Location: The Mount Sinai Hospital – New York, NY, • Facility Type: Short-Term Acute Care / Teaching Hospital, • Scrubs: Facility-specified color (to be confirmed at onboarding), • Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care with a focus on safety and empathy., • Maintain composure and critical judgment in fast-paced post-surgical environments., • Adhere to institutional infection control and quality standards., • Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration to promote optimal patient outcomes. HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans. As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more. At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served. • Vision benefits, • License and certification reimbursement, • Continuing Education, • Medical benefits, • Wellness and fitness programs, • Dental benefits, • Guaranteed Hours, • Mileage reimbursement, • Referral bonus, • Bereavement, • Holiday Pay, • Sick pay, • Retention bonus