Start Date: 11-02-2026

End Date: 02-01-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $65.33 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.

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• Common diagnoses/Types of patients - Medical ICU. ARDS, COVID, Sepsis, TNK strokes, ETOH withdrawal
• Experience or 'Must have' skills - Team focus and a flexible mindset and at least 2 years ICU
• Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
• Common titratable &/or set rate drips - Most all ICU medications like Levo, Vaso, Epi, Dilt, Amio, Dopa, Dobut, etc…
• Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? CN runs code blue and RRT does not take patients. Make every attempt to staff a BN to give breaks to all RN staff
• Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios - 1 for 16. RNs do primary care with C.N.A not report
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house - Hospitalist in house 24/7, Intensivist in house 07-19 oncall 17-19 and v ICU coverage with camera ability 19-07. v ICU deploys midlevels for procedures. ED manages acute intubation needs
• RT in ICU 24/7 - Yes
• RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, etc) - All of them
• Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Yes 24/7 Phillips monitors
• Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) We do team scheduling. Yes we make every attempt to take the traveler block requests but cannot always guarantee it
• Will not write in contract promise of block schedule as the one time that happened made it very difficult to meet unit needs
• Weekend Requirements - Will be based on unit needs/demands
• Holiday Requirements - Some not all
• Is there a call or standby requirement? - no call. LC per protocol and within contract terms
• if not needed in ICU at SAH may float to SMMC
• Floating Requirements - Historically to MS with 5:1
• When floated to SMMC, traveler will be ICU/PCU units
• Scrub Color/Dress Code - Navy
• Unit/Department specific orientation: EPIC if doesn’t pass SPHINX or new to EPIC. 12 hours orientation with one shift at SMMC
• If no experience with EPIC I would be leary unless seems very tech savvy
• Additional Notes: No CCRT at this time but in future will be a required skill
• Notes updated by & date: Terri Petroff 3.3.2025 (Laura Kendall
• Specialty: ICU/PCU