Job Description

Job Description

VeeAR Health is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Bay City, Michigan.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 01/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Shift Notes: Days: 12 hrs: 9-21:30 (Variable Start, Variable Shift) 36 hrs guaranteed
Weekend Requirements: Only on call weekends not scheduled
On Call Requirements: On call nights and weekends (rotation with current staff)

Job Description:

Key responsibilities include:
Patient Monitoring: Continuously monitor vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature) and the patient's level of consciousness as they recover from anesthesia.
Airway Management: Ensure a patent airway and adequate respiratory function, intervening quickly if an obstruction or respiratory distress occurs.
Symptom and Pain Management: Administer medications, such as painkillers, anti-nausea drugs, and fluids, to manage post-operative symptoms effectively and keep the patient comfortable.
Assessment and Intervention: Assess surgical sites for bleeding or complications, check dressings, and perform physical assessments. Recognize adverse reactions to anesthesia or surgery and initiate appropriate emergency interventions.
Documentation and Communication: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, and communicate effectively with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare team members regarding the patient's condition and care plan.
Submission Requirements

2 years PACU experience - [REQUIRED]
Certification Requirements

BLS (AHA)
State License Requirements

Michigan

VeeAR Health Job ID #64393. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About VeeAR Health

We are the world’s leading healthcare workforce solution company, offering an array of staffing services that bridge boundaries, connect resources, and seal talent gaps.

At Veear Health, we firmly believe that no technology is more powerful than human connection. That’s why we work with a single focus – to put people first. We bring you the best healthcare resources and talent from across the world so that can make your healthcare services more powerful and more effective!

Benefits

• Employee assistance programs
• Dental benefits
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Vision benefits
• Referral bonus

Job Tags

Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work,

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