Travel PACU RN - $2,484 per week

Concentric Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/15/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Candidates residing within 50–100 miles of the facility may be subject to a reduced rate or may not be accepted.

Applicants must have worked in this unit or setting within the past year to be considered for this position.

Job Title

Registered Nurse – PACU / Recovery Room

Location

Philadelphia, PA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13-Week Assignment | Days | 3x12-hour shifts | On-call required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide post-anesthesia care for adult and pediatric patients across Pre-Op, Phase I PACU, and Phase II Recovery settings
• Manage a patient ratio of approximately 1:2 across diverse surgical populations including General, Neuro/Spine, Orthopedics, Vascular, Transplant, Thoracic, Urology, GYN, ENT, and GI
• Perform airway management, monitor ventilated patients, manage arterial lines, Swan-Ganz monitoring, and dysrhythmia management
• Administer IV vasopressors, procedural sedation, pain management, and blood products as required
• Participate in on-call rotation, with an expected 1–2 weekday on-call shifts and 1 weekend on-call shift per 6-week schedule (2–3 total on-call shifts per 6-week schedule)
• Float within scope to like units (e.g., GI or Pain Center) as needed to meet facility demands

Required Qualifications

• Active Pennsylvania RN license required at time of submission
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certifications are required
• Minimum 2 years of Critical Care or PACU RN experience required
• Level I Trauma experience and ICU background required
• Proficiency with Cerner Aecis Surgi Net charting system preferred; familiarity expected
• Must live within 50 miles of the facility to be considered a local candidate; local rate differential applies — candidates residing more than 50 miles away are eligible for standard travel rates

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with a broad range of surgical populations including transplant, thoracic, and vascular cases
• Comfort with procedural sedation and complex pain management protocols
• Prior travel nursing experience in a high-acuity PACU or Critical Care environment

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity, multi-specialty PACU supporting a wide range of complex surgical cases in a Level I Trauma-designated facility
• Scrubs are provided by the facility, and first-time travelers are welcome to apply

Concentric Healthcare Staffing Job ID #806221. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - PACU

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