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Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $2,102 per week

Company: St Lukes Boise Medical Center
Location: Boise
Posted on: October 29, 2024

Job Description:

  • Certification Details
  • Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have experience traveling and caring for both children and adults.
    • Job Details
    • A hospital in Idaho is in need of a PACU RN to work a 13 week contract ASAP. The nurse will be working 9 hour days.
      • Job Requirements
      • Must have experience traveling and caring for both children and adults.
      • We prefer candidates from large hospitals that have had at least 2 years in PACU.
      • EMR EPIC experience required.
      • Floating rarely happens. If they would it would only be in Treasure Valley-Meridian or Nampa, If a traveler has preop experience may float them to Preop.
        • Schedule Information
        • Shifts are 4- nine hour shifts Mon-Fri 10-1930, 11-2030, 12-2130.
        • Weeknight/Call Requirements: not required, but may ask for volunteers if there is a need.
        • Weekend/Call Requirements: not required, but may ask for volunteers if there is a need.
        • Holiday/Call Requirements: not required, but may ask for volunteers if there is a need.
        • What is call response time: will discuss if they take a call shift.
        • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation: Generally 3 days to learn the three recovery areas: Peds, Adult Inpatient, Adult outpatient.
          • Unit Specific Information
          • Unit: Post Operative Care Boise Hospital
          • # of beds: 31
          • Phase 1 and Phase 2: Phase I and II. 3 total recovery areas- Children's recovery for both inpatient and outpatient, Main recovery for Adult inpatients, and Adult outpatient recovery- Phase I and II recoveries in each area. Can cover all 3 recovery areas in the same shift.
          • Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2 based on ASPAN standards. 25 RNs are staffed Mon-Fri.
          • Common Cases: All surgical specialties. A lot of total joints, neuro, cardiac, some plastics, cath lab, IR, endoscopy, any patient that requires general anesthesia will be recovered here. Peds-a lot of ENT-tonsillectomies, ear tubes, can get complicated children with big spine surgeries, big general or ortho too. Open hearts are NOT recovered in PACU.
          • ICU patients - do they recover in PACU: Yes- unless staying intubated is the plan.
          • RNs read strips: Yes.
          • Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: We staff 8 CNAs staffed Mon-Fri. Mainly help with transport but do help with mobility assessments, taking out IVs, bladder trials, can do EKGs and phlebotomy, room turnover, stretcher cleaning.
          • RT Equipment: All RT equipment- patients rarely come out intubated, if they do RT is called to help support; may have an airway in place.
            • Additional Details
            • This facility has a radius rule of 50 miles.
            • Date Entered On: 2/13/2024

Keywords: St Lukes Boise Medical Center, Nampa , Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $2,102 per week, Healthcare , Boise, Idaho

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