Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Start Date: 05-04-2026

End Date: 08-03-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Day); On-call rotation: Friday-Sunday, 8:00 PM - 8:00 AM (Night) — weekend evening coverage every 4-5 weeks (per unit needs)

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $50 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 compassionate end-of-life and palliative nursing care to primarily geriatric patients with advanced illness
• Administer and manage medications safely using WHO Analgesic Ladder principles, adjuvant therapies and breakthrough dosing strategies
• Perform thorough intake assessments and ongoing patient evaluations, documenting care in EPIC with clarity
• Collaborate with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to set meaningful goals and educate on symptom management
• Assess and manage complex symptoms such as pain (somatic, visceral, neuropathic), nausea, constipation/diarrhea, altered mental status and cachexia
• Support families through perideath care, death pronouncement procedures and postmortem care when needed
• Provide nursing interventions to prevent and stage pressure ulcers, and implement positioning and shearing prevention
• Respond to on-call visits per protocols and triage processes to ensure timely patient care

Qualifications

• Active RN licensure appropriate for practice in North Carolina (please have licensure ready for verification)
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience (Home Health/Hospice and Skilled Nursing experience required)
• Current BLS certification (required)
• Experience with EPIC charting (required)
• Comfort with medication administration and pain management principles (WHO Analgesic Ladder, adjuvant therapy, breakthrough dosing)
• Ability to perform basic IV/phlebotomy care and peripheral IV management is a plus
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotations (Friday–Sunday nights) and complete required orientation (40 hours)

Knowledge & Skills

• End-of-life care and palliative symptom assessment and management
• Medication management: opioid dosing principles, medication tolerance, equianalgesic concepts
• Use of pain scales (verbal and nonverbal) and non-pharmacologic pain interventions
• Patient and family education, cultural awareness, and goal-setting conversations
• Pressure ulcer staging and prevention techniques
• Intake assessment/interview skills and understanding of Medicare/state regulations
• EPIC documentation and SBAR communication style
• Familiarity with ethical/legal issues around advanced directives, withholding/withdrawing treatment and organ donation (preferred)

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement for work-related travel (paid at IRS standard)
• Comprehensive orientation to set you up for success (40 hours plus hospital orientation)
• Supportive team environment where your clinical judgment is valued
• Licensure and credential support guidance to help keep you compliant
• Flexible scheduling conversations — we work with you around unit needs
• Paid time for required training and onboarding
• Opportunities to grow skills in palliative and hospice care with experienced mentors
• Zoom interview process for quick, convenient hiring conversations

Travel Perks: Explore Charlotte, North Carolina

Explore Charlotte in your downtime: stroll Uptown for dining, museums and the NASCAR Hall of Fame; hit the U.S. National Whitewater Center for outdoor adventures like rafting and trails; enjoy craft breweries and the lively South End neighborhood; take short weekend getaways to scenic Blue Ridge foothills for hiking and fresh air—there’s plenty to do when you’re off shift.

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