Travel Registered Nurse PACU Job
Embark on a meaningful journey as a Registered Nurse specializing in PACU in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where your clinical expertise guides patients from anesthesia to recovery with safety, compassion, and precision. This travel assignment invites you to blend advanced post-anesthesia care with the charm of Colorado’s high-country towns, recognizing your skill and dedication while you experience the rhythm of a community that values healing as a shared mission. In this role you’ll shape patient outcomes in the crucial moments after surgery, ensuring comfort, vigilance, and timely recovery, while you carry forward the confidence that comes from working with top-tier perioperative teams.
Location Benefits: Pagosa Springs is a gem in the San Juan Mountains, famed for its natural hot springs, pristine forests, and abundant outdoor recreation. After your shift, unwind in mineral waters, explore scenic trails, or savor locally sourced cuisine in a welcoming downtown. The region’s beauty isn’t the only draw—its relaxed pace, strong sense of community, and easy access to medical facilities create an ideal environment for focused clinical work and personal well-being. For those who crave variety, our program also offers opportunities to work in multiple U.S. locations, broadening your professional perspective while you maintain connection to a supportive network and a home base you can rely on. You’ll gain exposure to diverse surgical populations, different hospital cultures, and a range of perioperative protocols, all within the safety net of a program designed to help you thrive.
Role Specifics and Benefits: In PACU, your responsibilities center on patient assessment, monitoring vital signs, airway and hemodynamic management, pain control optimization, and timely discharge planning. You’ll coordinate with anesthesia teams, surgeons, nurses, case managers, and recovery staff to maintain patient safety, minimize delays, and facilitate smooth transitions to short-stay units or home. The position fosters professional growth through exposure to complex cases, evidence-based practice, and opportunities to mentor junior colleagues. We offer a competitive weekly pay range of $2,233 to $2,344, plus a bonus structure, robust housing assistance, and extension opportunities that let you extend your contract if you wish to deepen your experience in a preferred location or explore new settings. Expect comprehensive support, including 24/7 assistance while traveling with the company, credentialing and onboarding help, flexible scheduling, and access to a dedicated travel team that remains available to you around the clock.
Company Values: Our organization is built on empowering nursing professionals, advancing careers through continuous learning, and fostering a collaborative, respectful work environment. We’re committed to equity, safety, and patient-centered care, recognizing your expertise and providing pathways for leadership, specialization, and cross-training across perioperative services. You’ll find a culture that celebrates curiosity, resilience, and teamwork, where your insights contribute to practice improvement and where your well-being is a priority as you balance travel with personal life.
Call to Action: If you’re ready to expand your PACU impact and explore the beauty and opportunities Colorado and other destinations offer, apply now. This is more than a job—it’s a program that honors your clinical excellence and supports your career aspirations. Begin your multi-week journey on December 8, 2025, with the potential for extension to additional locations and more complex cases. Let us help you with housing, a competitive weekly rate, and a clear pathway for growth as you advance in perioperative nursing.
Note: The hours and pay rates listed are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and extension decisions will be confirmed during the hiring process.
TLC Nursing is anationwide healthcare staffing agency that provides high-quality, dependable healthcare professionals to hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, and home health organizations across the United States. Built on the values of trust, reliability, integrity, and exceptional patient care, TLC Nursing has become a preferred partner for facilities looking for consistent and compassionate clinical support.
We place Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Allied Health professionals, Travel Healthcare Workers, and more. Through a people-first approach and deep industry expertise, we match the right clinicians to the right opportunities while supporting them throughout their entire assignment.
Shift Shield — Industry-Exclusive Protection
TLC Nursing is the only company in the healthcare staffing industry to offer Shift Shield — a program designed to protect clinicians from preventable assignment disruptions and ensure they are compensated fairly when facilities cancel shifts unexpectedly.
Shift Shield provides:
- Guaranteed compensation for last-minute or preventable facility-driven cancellations
- Protection against income loss, giving clinicians peace of mind
- A consistent and fair work experience, unmatched by competitors
- Increased transparency between TLC Nursing, clinicians, and facilities
This unique program demonstrates TLC Nursing’s commitment to putting healthcare workers first and creating a more stable, predictable staffing experience.
Why Healthcare Professionals and Facilities Choose TLC Nursing
✓ Proven Industry Expertise
More than two decades of staffing experience with a strong understanding of travel contracts, compliance, credentialing, and rapid deployment.
✓ Highest Standards of Quality & Compliance
We follow rigorous screening processes to ensure each clinician meets all state, federal, and facility-specific requirements.
✓ Premium Support for Clinicians
Dedicated recruiters, 24/7 availability, and a supportive approach that focuses on communication, transparency, and long-term relationships.
✓ Nationwide Coverage
Staffing solutions in all 50 states, including travel contracts, per-diem, local contracts, permanent placements, and crisis response.
Mission Statement
To enhance the delivery of patient care by connecting exceptional healthcare professionals with the facilities that need them most — while providing unmatched support, protection, and reliability through programs like Shift Shield.
Next Steps
Thank you for choosing TLC Nursing for your next travel assignment. Let’s expedite your submission to the job of your liking by completing your professional profile on our iTraveler app. We invite you to download our iTraveler app from the App Store or Google Play to simplify your travel nursing journey. The iTraveler app streamlines your experience, providing access to job listings, schedules, and important updates at your fingertips. Stay connected with TLC Nursing and take control of your healthcare career with the iTraveler app. We highly recommend our applicants install the iTraveler app along with completing their professional profile and uploading the following documents:
- Resume
- Active BLS
- COVID Vaccination Card
- Two Professional References
- Skills checklist
- Your Professional License
Download the iTraveler app now!
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So, WHY choose to travel with TLC Nursing?
TLC Nursing is your destination for boutique healthcare jobs, whether it is Travel, Local, Per Diem, or Permanent Placement. TLC Nursing is your trusted career partner. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment that fosters growth and development. At TLC Nursing, we’re not just a staffing agency but a healthcare family dedicated to positively impacting our community. Join a dynamic team and become part of a caring community that values your skills, dedication, and contributions.
Why Join TLC Nursing?
TLC Nursing has the best and the highest-paying travel RN, travel LPN, and travel Allied jobs. Discover rewarding careers in travel nursing with TLC Nursing, a nurse-owned and operated travel nursing agency. Our wide range of job listings includes travel nursing jobs, travel allied jobs, travel RN jobs, and travel LPN jobs.
Competitive Compensation: Earn the best weekly rates on your assignment. We will beat any offer for the same open position.
Diverse Work Settings: You will experience diverse environments such as acute care, long-term care, schools, clinics, summer camps, and prisons.
Guaranteed Hours: Secure a consistent 36 or 40-hour workweek with opportunities for overtime.
Benefits:
Your Wellbeing Matters: Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance.
25K Life Insurance on day one!
401 (k) with a matching contribution.
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Immediate availability of Aflac for your purchase.
Stay Comfortable: Opt for our fully furnished housing, including utilities, or choose a housing stipend.
Unlimited referral bonus!
Access to unlimited continuing education units online.
We are proudly a Nurse-owned and operated travel nurse and travel healthcare staffing agency!
Vermont Business Magazine voted us The Best Staffing Agency in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2017!
TLC Nursing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.