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Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

📍 Chattanooga, tennessee · · · 36 hrs/week

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Candidate pay rate:$58.1/hr ≈ $2,092/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

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.