Job description
Registered Nurse - ICU
Start Date: 11-02-2026
End Date: 12-14-2026
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 48
Candidate Pay Rate: $63.00 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.
Education
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients same medical and surgical, more neurosurgery
- Experience or 'Must have' skills ventilator, drips, staff handle EVD and devices
- Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips Propafol, Cardene, Cardizem, all pressors
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes
- Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? No
- Hospitalist &/or Intensivist in house 24/7? In the ICU 24/7? During day mid levels at night
- RT in ICU 24/7? Yes
- RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Troubleshoot
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Nurses print and read, infirmary monitors tele
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Per unit needs
- Weekend Requirements 4 weekends in 6 weeks
- Holiday Requirements 1 major 1 minor
- Is there a call or standby requirement? no
- Floating Requirements as needed
- Scrub Color/Dress Code Navy
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? 1 or 2
- Additional Notes Own staff will take EVD or devices, this hospital does a lot of neurosurgery, ICU's get a typical mix of ICU patients.
- Specialty: 3E ICU
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - ICU? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
Why UHCS
Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.