Location: Prescott, AZ

Start Date: 05-11-2026

End Date: 08-10-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Nights, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM, rotating 12-hour shifts (EOW nights), includes weekend nights (Friday–Saturday) and some weekend day coverage as needed; schedules posted 4 weeks in advance, evening/overnight coverage (night shift)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $60 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

• Deliver high-quality, high-acuity care in the CVICU/ICU/PCU — manage complex post-surgical and cardiac patients
• Manage mechanical ventilation: troubleshoot, assist with weaning and coordinate with RT when available
• Titrate and manage critical care drips (pressors, sedation, paralytics, antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants) safely and accurately
• Interpret ABGs and telemetry strips — you will read your own monitors and act decisively
• Perform rapid response and code blue interventions as needed and serve as a reliable team responder
• Care for patients with advanced devices and therapies: CRRT, IABP, Impella, VADs, TAVR, chest tubes, Swan-Ganz, EVD
• Provide thorough patient assessments, documentation in Cerner, and collaborate with intensivists and multidisciplinary teams
• Participate in float rotations across units and support staffing needs across critical care areas

Qualifications

• Active RN license (able to practice in Arizona)
• Minimum 2 years of critical care nursing experience preferred (cardiac/CVICU experience a plus)
• BLS and ACLS required prior to start
• Strong EKG/dysrhythmia interpretation skills; clinician must pass the dysrhythmia exam (score ≥80% within two attempts) prior to contract
• Comfortable titrating drips and managing complex infusions
• Experience with mechanical ventilation, ventilator weaning and troubleshooting
• Experience or strong familiarity with CRRT/Prismaflex and IABP is preferred
• Willingness to float across ICU/PCU/MST and participate in weekend/holiday rotations
• Must meet facility radius/employment rules (no FT/PT/PRN at CommonSpirit/CHI/Dignity facilities in the past year and within the 50-mile radius requirement)

Education

• Active RN license in good standing (Arizona)
• BSN preferred but not required
• ACLS and BLS certifications required prior to start
• Unit orientation: hospital orientation (8 hours) plus unit preceptor 12-hour shift and second 12-hour buddy shift (additional check-offs for specialty skills as needed)

Knowledge & Skills

• Telemetry monitoring and ability to read/interpret strips independently (Nihon Kohden monitors on unit)
• ABG interpretation and arterial line management
• Mechanical ventilation management, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC and Vapotherm familiarity
• Hands-on skills: manual proning, chest tube management, Swan-Ganz catheter care, EVD management
• Experience with CRRT (Prismaflex) and familiarity with IABP, Impella and VAD device basics
• Comfort with Cerner charting and common hospital documentation workflows
• Strong rapid assessment, critical thinking and bedside decision-making in emergent situations
• Able to function as part of multidisciplinary teams including intensivists, RT, and NPs

Benefits

• Guaranteed 36 hours per week — predictable hours so you can plan life outside the unit
• Supportive ICU team with experienced intensivists and NP supplementation 24/7
• Comprehensive orientation with unit-specific preceptor and buddy system to set you up for success
• Opportunities to expand critical care skills (CRRT, Impella, VADs, TAVR, post-op open heart care)
• Professional development support — expand your ventilator/weaning and advanced cardiac monitoring experience
• Flexible scheduling options and the ability to request trades with colleagues
• A collaborative environment where rapid response and code blue leadership is valued
• A welcoming team culture — friendly staff, variety of cases, and chances to learn new procedures

Travel Perks: Explore Prescott, AZ

Explore Prescott’s charming historic downtown and Whiskey Row for great food and local nightlife, stroll Courthouse Plaza and enjoy seasonal events, hike and boulder around the Granite Dells or relax at Watson Lake and Lynx Lake. Outdoor lovers will appreciate Prescott National Forest trails and scenic drives; craft breweries, local shops and museums keep weekends interesting. Easy day trips to Sedona’s red rocks and other Northern Arizona attractions make this a great base for exploring the region between shifts.

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