PACU Registered Nurse (RN)
Mason City, IAContract$2,987/wkPosted 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed today
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The PACU Registered Nurse cares for patients recovering from anesthesia. The role involves observing and treating patients after operations, monitoring vital signs and levels of consciousness, and ensuring sedation wears off properly without adverse reactions as patients regain consciousness.
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Full job description
PACU Registered Nurse (RN)
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Job Type: Travel
Pay: $2987 / Week
Hours: 42.00
Location: Mason City, IA
The post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) RN cares for patients who have under gone anesthesia. The post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) RN is responsible for observing and treating a patient postoperation and making sure that they safely awake from anesthesia. The post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) RN must monitor vital signs and levels of consciousness to make sure that the sedation is wearing off properly, there are no adverse reactions occurring and patients are regaining consciousness.
Minimum Requirements:
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Current RN licensure in the state in which RN is working.
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One year PACU experience preferred
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CPAN (Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse) or CAPA (CertifiedAmbulatory Perianesthesia Nurse) certification preferred
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ACLS and PALS certification per contract requirements
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Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice
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Current CPR if applicable
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TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
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Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation)
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Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
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Must be at least 18 years of age
Benefits
At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:
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Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
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Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
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401(k) savings plan
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Awards and recognition programs
*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.
About Amergis
Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.
Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Category: Nursing
Job Function: Nursing | RN | RN - PACU
Job Type: Travel
Setting: Healthcare Facilities
Position Type: Healthcare
Office Number: 0427
Contract Duration: 8
Pay Rate: $2987 / Week
Date Posted: 2026-10-30
How this job compares
Set against the 58,891 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$2,987/wk
- Iowa median$74–105K/yr51 salary ranges
- Iowa median$36–38/hr255 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,524 open Registered Nurse jobs in Iowa and 58,891 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Trinity Health570 open
- UnityPoint Health190 open
- Care Initiatives160 open
- Experience
- Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (28,682 postings).
- Education
- 4,378 of the 58,891 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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