Travel Nurse RN - PACU - Post Anesthesia Care - $2,105 per week

Company: Integrated Healthcare Services
Location: Carrboro
Posted on: January 15, 2026

Job Description:

Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care Discipline: RN Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours Employment Type: Travel Job Summary: Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting. Essential Duties: -Education: Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. -Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. -With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. -Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. -Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn. -Evaluation of Care -Identifies expected patient outcomes. -Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. -Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. -Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care. -Implementation: Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. -Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. -Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. -Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. -Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning. -Leadership: With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. -Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. -Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. -Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. -Effectively uses communication systems. -Participates in promoting cost-effective care. -Gives feedback to co-workers. -Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. -Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all. -Patient Assessment: Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. -Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. -Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. -Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. -Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs. -Planning: Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. -Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. -Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. -Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. -Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems. -Research: Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. -Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability. Required Skills & Experience: -One (1) year of nursing experience. Preferred Skills & Experience: -N/A Required Education: -Nursing Diploma. OR -ADN or ASN from an accredited school of Nursing. Preferred Education: -BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing. Required Certifications & Licensure: -Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. -Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification (AHA or ARC). Preferred Certifications & Licensure: -N/A QUALIFICATION/LICENSURE Work Authorization : US Citizen Preferred years of experience : 1 years Travel required : No travel required Shift timings : Integrated Healthcare Services Job ID 36742604. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN-PACU

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