HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a travel nursing job in Petaluma, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 03/09/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Title: Registered Nurse – PACU
Location: Petaluma, CA 94954
Start Date: March 9, 2026
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Schedule
- Shift: Day Shift – 5×8 Hours (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM)
- Weekend Requirement: Every Other Weekend
- Call: Required
- 1–2 weekdays (8:00 PM – 6:00 AM)
- Weekend call: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Float: Yes (Pre-Op, Phase I & Phase II)
- Orientation: 40 Hours
- Pre-approved Time Off: 1 request
Experience Requirements - Minimum 1 year PACU experience
- ICU/ED experience preferred
- Epic charting required
- Travel experience not required
Required Certifications Clinical Skills Required PACU & Perioperative Care - Phase I & Phase II Recovery
- Pre/Post-Op Care
- Pre-op Assessment & Education
- Medication Reconciliation
- Discharge Instructions & Follow-Up Calls
- Consent & H&P Review
Cardiac & Monitoring - Cardiac monitoring
- Dysrhythmia recognition
- 12-Lead EKG
- Arterial line management (preferred)
IV & Medication Management - IV starts & maintenance
- PICC/Port management
- Blood product administration
- Antiarrhythmics
- Anticoagulation
- Vasopressors
- Narcotics/Opioids
- Reversal agents
- Procedural sedation
Respiratory - Airway assessment
- Ventilated patient care
- End-tidal CO2 monitoring
- ABG interpretation
- Intubation
- Fresh tracheostomy
- Chest tube management
Surgical Experience - General Surgery
- Ortho/Total Joints
- Neuro/Spine
- GYN
- Urology
- Plastics
- Vascular
- Ophthalmology
- Endocrine
- GI (non-cardiac procedures)
Other Skills - Pain management & PCA pumps
- RASS scoring
- Stroke scale
- Isolation precautions
- Malignant hyperthermia protocol
- Circulation checks
- Insulin protocols
- Wound vacs
Patient Population - Pediatrics
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Daily Census: Approx. 15 patients
Support Services - Respiratory Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Radiology
- Pharmacy
- Social Services
- Rapid Response Team
- Transportation
HonorVet Technologies Job ID #31891205. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse/PACU
About HonorVet Technologies
HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes
Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.
As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.
At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.
Benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Continuing Education
- Medical benefits
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Dental benefits
- Guaranteed Hours
- Mileage reimbursement
- Referral bonus
- Bereavement
- Holiday Pay
- Sick pay
- Retention bonus
