Location: Plano, TX

Start Date: 05-11-2025

End Date: 08-10-2025

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating nights, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM (12-hour night shifts); schedule varies with requirement of 2 weekends per pay period

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $46 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-quality, evidence-based critical care to adult ICU patients, maintaining patient safety and dignity
• Manage complex devices and therapies — EVDs, advanced ventilators, and other critical care equipment
• Perform wound care and participate in mass transfusion protocol (MTP) activations when needed
• Respond quickly and effectively during codes and emergency situations
• Document patient care accurately in Meditech EMR and communicate changes in condition to the care team
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans
• Maintain appropriate patient ratios (typically 2:1 in ICU) and prioritize care in high-acuity situations

Qualifications

• Active RN license (required) — eligible to practice in Texas
• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience with demonstrated trauma, burn, or surgical ICU skills (must-have)
• Strong communication and critical thinking skills — able to triage and escalate appropriately
• Experience with Meditech EMR or similar electronic charting systems preferred
• BSN (preferred)
• CCRN (preferred)
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, team-based environment and willingness to float to MSICU, CVICU, Neuro ICU or PCU as needed

Education

• Active RN license (required)
• BSN (preferred)

Knowledge & Skills

• ICU nursing and critical care fundamentals
• Trauma, burn and surgical ICU experience
• Meditech EMR proficiency (or similar charting systems)
• EVD management and wound care techniques
• Mass transfusion protocol (MTP) familiarity and code response
• Use and troubleshooting of critical care equipment
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and teamwork

Benefits

• A supportive team that values YOU — friendly colleagues and strong unit teamwork
• Flexible travel assignment structure to help you explore new places between contracts
• Medical, dental & vision coverage options to keep you and your family healthy
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to help you stay compliant and mobile
• Professional development support — keep growing your critical care skills
• Paid time off so you can recharge after intense stretches
• Referral bonus program to celebrate bringing great people aboard
• Life insurance and retirement plan options for long-term peace of mind

Travel Perks: Explore Plano, TX

This is a travel assignment in Plano, TX — enjoy a pleasant suburban base with excellent dining and shopping. Explore Legacy West and the Shops at Legacy for restaurants and nightlife, stroll through Historic Downtown Plano for local boutiques and weekly events, and get outdoors at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve or Oak Point Park for hiking and biking. If you crave a bigger-city day trip, downtown Dallas is a short drive away for museums, sports, and cultural attractions — perfect for weekend adventures between shifts.

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