- Specialty
- PACU
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Days
- Hours
- 40/week
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start
- 11/02/2026
Job description
Prime Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Midland, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/02/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
RN – PACU | Midland, TX
Location: Midland, TX 79701
Specialty: PACU / Phase I Recovery
Contract: Travel assignment
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 5×8 hours
Shift Options: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM or 9:00 AM–5:30 PM
Patient Ratio: 1:2
Weekend: Minimum 1 weekend shift per contract
Trauma: Level III Trauma Center; Level II experience preferred
Charting: Cerner preferred
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced PACU Registered Nurse to provide Phase I post-anesthesia care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. This is a high-volume PACU caring for approximately 30 patients/day across a broad range of surgical cases. The RN must have strong pediatric and critical-care experience and be comfortable recovering complex surgical patients.
Surgical Experience
Experience recovering patients from the following is required:
- Orthopedics and total joints
- Neuro/Spine and craniotomy
- General surgery
- Urology
- GYN
- Dental procedures – adults and pediatrics
- Pediatric ENT, including tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy and ear tube procedures
- Bariatric, vascular, plastics, ophthalmology, podiatry, robotics, and other surgical cases
The facility performs all surgeries except cardiac, with a particularly heavy volume of orthopedic, general, GYN, neuro, urology, dental, and pediatric ENT cases.
Key Clinical Skills
- Phase I PACU recovery and post-anesthesia monitoring
- Pediatric patient management
- Airway assessment and care of ventilated patients
- Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia recognition/management
- Arterial line, central line, PICC, and chest tube management
- Nerve block monitoring
- IV therapy, blood products, vasopressors, reversal agents, and emergency medications
- Conscious sedation, MAC, general, local, spinal, and nerve block recovery
- Pain and sedation assessment, including RASS
- Pre- and post-operative care, EKGs, wound vacs, and operative procedures
- Malignant hyperthermia protocol and emergency response
Requirements
- 2+ years of PACU experience preferred
- Strong pediatric PACU experience – Required
- Critical-care experience – Strongly preferred
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIH – Required
- Cerner experience preferred
- Level II Trauma experience preferred
Additional Information
- The unit has approximately 21 beds and provides interdisciplinary support from Respiratory Therapy, Radiology, Pharmacy, Rapid Response, and other services.
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About Prime Staffing
At Prime Staffing, we understand the importance of finding the perfect fit for both our clients and candidates. Prime Staffing utilizes a unique matchmaking approach, providing the most qualified contingent staffing to our clients, and the most competitive contracts to our workforce. Our experienced team takes the time to get to know both our clients and candidates, their needs, and preferences, to ensure that each placement is a success.
We offer a wide range of staffing services including temporary, temp-to-perm, and direct hire placements. Our extensive network of qualified candidates includes nurses, allied healthcare professionals, corporate support professionals and executives.