Registered Nurse / Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Job Description

Job Summary:
Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Registered Nurse (RN) position in a community hospital setting. The role involves providing post-operative care for patients recovering from anesthesia across various specialties including Neuro, Plastics, Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), Breast, General, Gynecological (GYN), Urology, Orthopedics, Vascular, and Endoscopy. The position features a rotating shift schedule designed to support 24-hour patient care coverage.

Job Details:

  • Schedule: Rotating shifts with a total of 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week.
  • Required Qualifications: Valid RN license, graduation from an accredited nursing program, and at least 1 year of clinical experience in a PACU or similar postoperative care setting.
  • Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a hospital PACU environment; certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).
  • Additional Information: The role includes on-call responsibilities approximately 3-4 weeknights and one 24-hour weekend call every 8 weeks, with call hours varying from evening to overnight and weekend shifts. Call requirements may change based on staffing needs. Holiday on-call duties are also required.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

  • Private housing or generous housing allowance
  • Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Competitive salaries
  • Referral bonuses
  • Travel reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Direct deposit/free checking
  • Unlimited free CE credits

Speciality

Other

Experience

RN

Position Type

Travel

Ithaca, NY

2026-09-18


Agency Info

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Cross Country Nurses
Member since 2018

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.

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