Travel Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit - Ketchikan, AK
- 8-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
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This assignment posts $2,421 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel PACU nurse assignments post a median of $2,188 a week, the middle half $1,959 to $2,429, across 244 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Ketchikan, AK (the standard rate) is $113 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $68 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,267 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in Alaska.
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 14 Dec 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,421 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,620.54 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit - Provides professional nursing care for patients recovering from surgical and procedural interventions. The role includes patient assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation, and collaboration with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary care team.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week, with required on-call coverage every third or fourth night and weekend.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years of Post Anesthesia Care Unit experience.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Travel nursing experience.
- Flu vaccination required; medical or religious exemptions may be considered.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- One year of experience with Electronic Medical Records through the Epic system.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care for patients undergoing screening colonoscopies, esophagogastroduodenoscopies, general surgery, orthopedic procedures, obstetric and gynecologic procedures, ear, nose, and throat procedures, and urologic procedures.
- Performs or supports cardioversions, nerve blocks, airway assessment, conscious sedation monitoring, extubation, pain management, medication reconciliation, and post-procedure recovery.
- Supports Phase I and Phase II recovery, preoperative assessment and education, postoperative care, discharge instructions, and follow-up calls.
- Collaborates with physical therapy, respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, and pharmacy.
- Daily unit volume is approximately 8 procedures.
- Required equipment and resources include ultrasound and electrocardiogram equipment.
- An 8-hour orientation is provided.
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
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cross Country Healthcare
National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.7% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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