Location: Asheville, NC

Start Date: 03-30-2026

End Date: 06-29-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating night shifts with alternating weekends; 6:45 PM - 7:15 AM (night shift), 12-hour shifts, approximately 36 hours/week

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $55 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity cardiovascular intensive care for post-op and critically ill patients with skill and compassion
• Titrate vesicant medications, pressors, sedatives and paralytics safely and according to unit protocols
• Manage mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy care, optimizing respiratory support and weaning as appropriate
• Interpret telemetry and hemodynamic data, including PA catheter setup and trending, to guide clinical decisions
• Perform and assist with unit procedures such as cardioversion, central line care, chest tube management, thoracentesis and pericardiocentesis
• Document care accurately and efficiently in Cerner to ensure continuity and quality
• Collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team — physicians, RTs, techs and other RNs — to deliver coordinated care
• Provide education and emotional support to patients and families during critical care episodes

Qualifications

• Active RN license (able to practice in North Carolina) — compact licensure accepted if applicable
• Minimum 2+ years of recent ICU/CVICU or critical care nursing experience
• Current BLS and ACLS (strongly recommended for CVICU practice)
• CCRN highly recommended and appreciated
• Proven competency with ventilator management, hemodynamics and titration of vasoactive/vesicant medications
• Comfortable with high-acuity procedures and sudden changes in patient condition
• Experience with Cerner documentation preferred

Education

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) — BSN preferred
• Completion of relevant critical care orientation or unit-specific training

Knowledge & Skills

• Cardiac ICU / CVICU critical care principles
• Titration of vesicant medications and pressor management
• Sedation and paralytic management
• Mechanical ventilator management and tracheostomy care
• Telemetry interpretation and advanced hemodynamics (PA catheter)
• Transvenous pacing, cardioversion, and familiarity with TEE
• Experience or familiarity with IABP, Impella and CRRT (desirable)
• Competent Cerner documentation and electronic charting

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel support to make your assignment easy and comfortable
• Medical, dental & vision coverage options to keep you and your family healthy
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to help you stay compliant without the headache
• Professional development and continuing education support so you keep growing
• Referral bonus program — bring a friend, build your community
• A supportive team that values YOU and clinical excellence
• Flexible scheduling options to help you balance life and work
• Assistance with onboarding and orientation so you hit the floor confident

Travel Perks: Explore Asheville, NC

Explore Asheville’s best: walk the historic Biltmore Estate and gardens, drive or bike the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, hike Pisgah National Forest trails, discover the River Arts District galleries, sample local craft breweries and farm-to-table restaurants downtown, catch live music and festivals, and take easy weekend trips to the Great Smoky Mountains or nearby quaint mountain towns.

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