Location: Burien, Washington

Start Date: 11-23-2026

End Date: 02-22-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shifts, 12-hour shifts, 3 shifts per week; every other weekend, holidays as scheduled

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $66.02 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 compassionate nursing care to patients on a 31-bed Med/Surg Tele unit
• Assess, monitor, and document patient conditions using EPIC
• Manage patients with pneumonia, cellulitis, end-of-life needs, joint replacements, abdominal surgery, mental health conditions, and long-term placement needs
• Titrate and monitor heparin, morphine, and fentanyl infusions according to clinical protocols
• Monitor telemetry patients with support from remote monitoring technology
• Collaborate with physicians, nurse aides, respiratory therapy, and the broader care team
• Float to designated regional facilities or telemetry units as needed
• Respond to changing patient needs while maintaining safe nurse-to-patient care practices

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse license, with willingness to wait for license submission
• At least 1 year of acute care RN experience required
• Approximately 2 years of nursing experience preferred based on the role details
• Current BLS Certification required
• Current NIHSS certification required
• Comfort caring for Med/Surg and telemetry patients
• Ability to work day shifts, every other weekend, and scheduled holidays

Knowledge & Skills

• Acute care nursing knowledge
• Medical-surgical patient assessment
• Telemetry monitoring
• Infusion and drip titration
• Knowledge of heparin, morphine, and fentanyl drips
• EPIC electronic health record documentation
• Recognition of changing patient conditions
• Safe care coordination and interdisciplinary communication
• Ability to float across regional hospital settings

Benefits

• One-day unit orientation to help you feel prepared
• No call or standby requirement
• Supportive acute care team environment
• Professional color dress flexibility
• Experience caring for a diverse range of medical and surgical patients
• Opportunities to build telemetry and acute care expertise

Travel Perks: Explore Burien, Washington

Enjoy easy access to the Puget Sound region, with Seattle attractions, waterfront views, local parks, museums, dining, and weekend adventures throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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