Travel Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit - Saint Louis, MO

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting December 7, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,994 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,273.61 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), St. Louis, Missouri - supports the recovery and preoperative care of complex surgical patients in a Level I trauma environment. The role manages postoperative patients requiring advanced monitoring, mechanical ventilation, vasoactive medications, multiple drains, and recovery from general anesthesia. First-time travelers are welcome to apply.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, three 12-hour shifts weekly from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, Friday through Sunday, totaling 36 hours per week. Call coverage of 24 hours per six-week schedule period may be required.
• Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of one year of nursing experience.
• Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and critical care experience required.
• Level I trauma experience required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications required.
• Competency in ventilated patient care, intravenous starts, telemetry, intravenous vasopressors, and dysrhythmia recognition and management.
• Preoperative assessment, education, and medication administration skills.
• Missouri or compact nursing license eligibility required.
• Electronic charting system experience required.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Level II trauma experience preferred.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Patient assignments typically maintain a 1:2 ratio.
• Care includes adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients recovering from genitourinary, gynecologic, colorectal, minimally invasive, bariatric, and select ear, nose, and throat procedures.
• Responsibilities include managing patients with multiple drains, vasoactive infusions, mechanical ventilation, and complex recovery needs following general anesthesia.
• Night-shift nurses may preoperatively prepare first-case patients from 5:30 AM to 7:30 AM when no patients are present in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).
• Care may include preoperative and postoperative management for interventional radiology procedures.
• Successful completion of an electrocardiogram (EKG) examination is required.
• Support services include respiratory services, interpretation services, and rapid response teams.
• Required influenza vaccination; medical and religious exemptions are considered.

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