AI summary
Travel PACU Registered Nurse role in Shreveport, Louisiana, focused on post-anesthesia patient assessment, monitoring, and recovery care. You'll join Gifted Healthcare supporting post-operative patients through vital sign management, medication administration, and emergency interventions, working 5x8 night shifts.
Key skills
PACU nursingPost-operative patient assessmentVital signs monitoringCardiac monitoringRespiratory instability managementMedication administrationBandage changes/wound carePatient and family educationPost-operative emergency interventionClinical reporting to healthcare team
Salary not listed — comparable travel PACU RN night-shift roles in Louisiana often pay roughly $1,800–$2,800 per week depending on contract, facility, and stipends.
You'll thrive here if you’re a PACU RN who stays calm on night shifts, monitors closely, and communicates fast when patient conditions change post-op.
Why apply
- Travel PACU RN opportunity
- Night shift schedule (5x8 Nights)
Responsibilities
Post-Anesthesia Care Unit RN’s (PACU RNs) assess patients’ health in the pre-op state. PACU RNs are responsible for overseeing vital signs, changing bandages, and administering necessary medications. PACU RN job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Educate families and patients about homecare instructions
- Manage respiratory instability and cardiac monitoring activities
- Assess patient’s condition after surgery is performed, ensuring that all vital signs are within range
- Monitor patient’s condition changes and report changes to the healthcare team
- Perform intervention duties in the case of post-operative emergencies