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Job Description & Requirements
Post-Anesthesia Care Unit - PACU Nurse - (PACU RN)
StartDate: ASAP Available Shifts: 10 D Pay Rate: $37.00 - 37.00

The role of the post-anesthesia care unit nurse (PACU nurse) is to provide care for post-operative patients recovering from anesthesia, including general, regional, and local. The PACU RN treats inpatients and outpatients according to their needs, monitoring their vital signs to determine necessary care. (Postoperative nausea is a commonly treated symptom.) Due to the possibility of rapid changes in a patient’s physiological condition, PACU RNs are required to administer diligent care via monitoring, assessment, intervention, and continuous reassessment.

Required Qualifications
BLS, ACLS, PALS, CA RN
2 years PACU experience


About the Facility
Recognized nationally as an innovator in the realm of patient care, this medical center offers worldclass care to residents living throughout the Bay Area. The facility is consistently ranked by US News and Report as one of the best hospitals in the nation and the hospital strives to offer truly comprehensive medical care in all facets of medicine. The facility has grown steadily since opening its doors and today spans almost six city blocks with its robust 600 beds. It receives 770,000 patient visits to its clinics and about 38,000 hospital admissions a year.

Facility Location
The “City by the Bay” is a favorite destination for travelers who thrive on fun, excitement and endless variety. Away from work, travelers have the chance to ferry across the bay to Alcatraz, explore Chinatown, stroll along the lively Embarcadero, drive through the wine country and, of course, feast on San Francisco’s famous cracked crab and sourdough bread.

Job Benefits
NurseChoice offers one of the best pay packages in the travel nursing industry, as well as:
  • Competitive pay rates
  • Free, quality, private housing
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 401(k) and Flex Spending
  • Life Insurance
  • Guaranteed Hours and Overtime Potential
  • Travel Reimbursement and Allowances
  • Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
  • Free Continuing Education
  • Refer a friend and earn extra cash!


About the Company
NurseChoice isn't your ordinary travel nurse recruitment agency. An AMN Healthcare company, NurseChoice is the national leader in connecting registered nurses with quick-start, short-term travel assignments (typically four to eight weeks in duration), including EMR and critical staffing assignments, while also offering some of the travel nursing industry's best benefits and highest pay rates. AMN Healthcare is an EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer.  We encourage minority and female applicants to apply.


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