Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit. This full-time position provides routine and complex nursing care to patients in a post-anesthesia setting. Responsibilities include assessing patients, administering medications and treatments, monitoring responses, providing education, documenting care, and coordinating appropriate assignments and delegation.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, four 10-hour shifts per week, totaling 40 hours weekly.
- Required Qualifications:
- Current Registered Nurse license in Texas or a compact state
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- One year of experience in the related nursing specialty
- Perioperative nursing residency or recent practice in an operating room or perioperative setting
- Additional Information:
- Provides care using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
- Addresses patients’ and families’ psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs.
- Administers medications and treatments according to appropriate protocols while monitoring for side effects and effectiveness.
- Documents patient histories, symptoms, medications, and care provided.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and caregivers.
- Completes required organizational onboarding and perioperative competency validations.
- Completes annual competency verification requirements.
- Assignment dates are 11/30/2026 through 02/28/2027.
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
