Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care

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MedCadre is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Columbia, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
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• Discipline: RN
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• Duration: 13 weeks
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• 36 hours per week
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• Shift: 12 hours, days
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• Employment Type: Travel
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Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – PACU (Post-Anesthesia Care Unit)

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Location: Columbia, MO 65212
Shift: Day | 3x12 Hours | 9:00 AM – 9:30 PM
Duration: 13 Weeks with possible extension
Start Date: August 17, 2026
Weekly Hours: 36 Hours/week
Contract type: Travel Contract (radius rule: 50 miles)

 Job Summary\n

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) – PACU to join a Level I Trauma Teaching Hospital. The ideal candidate will have strong PACU experience with a previous ICU or ER background and be comfortable managing critically ill post-operative patients, ventilated patients, and a wide variety of surgical recoveries.

Responsibilities\n

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• Provide Phase I and Phase II PACU nursing care.
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• Recover patients following general, spinal, MAC, conscious sedation, and nerve block anesthesia.
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• Monitor and manage ventilated and critically ill post-operative patients.
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• Titrate IV drips and administer emergency medications as needed.
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• Perform airway assessments and manage advanced airway interventions.
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• Monitor cardiac rhythms, arterial lines, and hemodynamic status.
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• Care for patients following orthopedic, neuro, spine, vascular, transplant, trauma, ENT, robotic, cardiac, GYN, ophthalmology, IR, Cath Lab, and pediatric procedures.
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• Administer blood products and manage central lines, ports, and IV therapy.
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• Collaborate with anesthesia providers, surgeons, ICU teams, respiratory therapy, and multidisciplinary staff.
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• Float to Pre-Op or Phase II Recovery as required.
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Skills & Experience\n

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• Airway management and extubation
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• Ventilator management
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• Arterial blood gas interpretation
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• Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management
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• Procedural sedation recovery
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• Arterial line management
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• Central line and PICC care
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• Blood administration
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• Chest tube management
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• Pain management
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• Pre/Post-operative care
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• Trauma patient recovery
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Requirements\n

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• Active Missouri RN License or Compact RN License.
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• Minimum 2 years of PACU experience required.
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• Previous ICU experience required (ER background also considered; ICU preferred).
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• AHA - BLS,ACLS, PALS
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• Previous travel nursing experience required.
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• Teaching Hospital experience required.
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• Level I and Level II Trauma experience required.
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• Experience caring for ICU recovery patients.
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  Experience with ventilated patients and vasoactive drips.

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Please submit your resume to manas(at)medcadre or Call/text . Qualified candidates will be contacted promptly for next steps.

About MedCadre\n Benefits\n

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• 401k retirement plan
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• Health Care FSA
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• Vision benefits
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• Dental benefits
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• Retention bonus
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• Medical benefits
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• Referral bonus
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• Sick pay
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• Weekly pay
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