Start Date: 10-26-2026

End Date: 01-25-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $60.20 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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• Unit: ICU/MOSU (Multi-Operational Service Unit) this is on the same floor as
• # beds: 5 Beds
• Certs: BLS & ACLS
• Ratios: 1 to 2 if ICU patients
• 1 to 3 if Med Surg patients. The acuity of the patients on this unit is less than the acuity of the ICU patients at SJHMC. Typically staffed with 2 nurses for 4+ patients. Will flex to tele, ratio 1:4 if no ICU patients.
• EMR: Cerner
• Charge Nurse: Yes - Same charge nurse for both Med Surg & ICU/MOSU. Takes a light patient load depending on census. There is also a 'Resource Nurse' for the hospital.
• Nurse Aides: 1 tech per shift (shared with Med Surg unit)
• Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts for 4 week schedule.
• Holidays: based on unit coverage
• Scrub Color: Navy
• Tele: Phillips - RNs are required to interpret EKGs
• Vents: Yes
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Hospitalist during the day.
• IV Team: SWAT RN for rapid response, PICC lines.
• RT 24/7: Yes
• Pharmacy 24/7: Pharmacy open 6a-5pm. Nights use main campus if needed but mix their own meds at night.
• Shifts: 12 hr shifts.: 7a-7p
• 7p-7a
• Floating: Float to Med Surg or possibly to MICU @ SJHMC
• Floor specific orientation: 2 shifts
• Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Vasoactive drips, vent weaning per protocol, some CHF (unstable), Sepsis,
• Neuro - Seizure (non-complex/non-status)
• Cardiac - NSTEMI (case by case), Atrial Fib, Hemodynamic monitoring (Swan possibly to transfer)
• Pulmonary - pneumonia (criteria for ARDS for transfer to SJHMC), pleural effusions, simple pneumothorax, PE (TPA case by case)
• Endocrine - DKA, acute tubular necrosis, pyelonephritis (can have HD on MOSU), acute kidney infection
• OD (case by case)
• Types of procedures performed by Critical Care: Bronchs, CL insertion (including Cordis), intubations, thoracentesis, paracentesis, pericardiocentesis, femoral art line insertions (radial by RT), CT - pigtail & large bore, LP, Hemodialysis Cath (temporary/venous only).
• Diagnosis/Types of patients that will be transferred to SJHMC: If a patient becomes too critical they would be transferred to SJHMC: Neuro - CVA, Seizure (status/uncontrolled), meningitis, GBS
• Cardiac - STEMI, possible NSTEMI, endocarditis, pericarditis, cardiogenic shock, Cardiac arrest - All cases
• Pulmonary - difficult airway, ARDS (criteria based), PE
• GI - all cases, OD (case by case)
• Renal - CRRT
• Hemodynamics - if pt on 2 pressors, going on 3rd (case by case)
• Requirements: Positive attitude is a must with very strong teamwork. No pass culture. Must be proficient with vasoactive drips. Must be independent, as there could be times that they would be the only RN on this unit with only the resource nurse & a tech. Must have strong general Medical & Surgical ICU experience.
• Additional Notes: MOSU is a Multi-Operational Services Unit that is licensed to take any level of care within this space. It will be the ICU unit but to maximize productivity they may bed non-ICU patients in this space.
• Specialty: ICU - Float to MS Tele and ED Holds (2 Main)