Job description
Registered Nurse - Emergency Room
Start Date: 11-16-2026
End Date: 02-15-2027
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 36
Candidate Pay Rate: $58.10 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.
Education
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: chest pain, stroke, SOB, sepsis..etc
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: 2 yrs of ED experience
- Common drips: pressors, Heparin, sedation
- ED Physician &/or Mid-Levels staffed? Generally how many are on at a time? yes/ no less than 3 at a time
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? yes/ no but can if needed
- Are there nurse aids/EMT/Paramedics/Patient Sitters on each shift? Ratios? Duties? PCTs yes, medics yes, none at present
- sitters (sit with CON/1013) yes
- Is RT in the ER 24/7? Do they do ABGs, breathing Tx, & EKGs? no but present in hospital and assigned to ED
- RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? All respiratory equipment present in ED, RN only responsible for
- trouble shooting and to notify RT
- Do you have Tele/Monitor Techs in the ER? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the Tele monitors? Central monitoring
- RNs read their own strips
- GE
- X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport? ED CT & XR/yes
- Does Phlebotomy draw labs or RNs draw? RN draws
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) self schedule with manager oversight and balance/
- block scheduling based on unit needs
- Weekend Requirements yes every other weekend
- Holiday Requirements yes, pre assigned
- Is there call or a standby requirement? yes but travelers as last in rotation
- Floating Requirements yes between EDs
- Scrub Color/Dress Code navy blue scrubs/Common Spirit logo
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? 3 shifts in addition to education requirements
- Specialty: ER
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Emergency Room? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
Why UHCS
Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.