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Registered Nurse - Med/Surg

📍 Dodge City, kansas · · · 36 hrs/week

NursingUHC-00172624
Candidate pay rate:$56/hr ≈ $2,016/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

Job description

Registered Nurse - Med/Surg

Start Date: 11-30-2026

End Date: 03-01-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $56.00 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 Congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertension, and chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, and pneumonia, COPD exacerbations, asthma, and pneumonia, Pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute renal failure. Diabetics, wounds/wound vacs, Cellulitis, Joint replacements, Surgical patients, Sepsis, Strokes.
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills entry level nursing for acute care.
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips? No
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips analgesics for pain, anticoagulants for blood clots, and antihypertensives for blood pressure control, TPN, Lipids,
  • Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Yes, tele tech 24/7
  • Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes
  • Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios 1:12
  • RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, Bi Pap, High Flow, vents, etc.) Cpap, Bi Pap, Heated High Flow,
  • Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Self sceduling and Block
  • Weekend Requirement Yes - Full and part-time employees are expected to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule, aligning with department needs, unit staffing plans, and ensuring equitable distribution among all staff
  • Holiday Requirement Yes
  • Is there Call or a Standby requirement? Determined by NM
  • Floating Requirements? May be asked to float into any other acuity level
  • ICU (take low acuity holds with skillset), PCU/Stepdown, & MS-Tele. Could be utilize as a CNA only if ever needed. Could float within Zone 4 if needed.
  • Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? No Color code
  • Unit/Department specific orientation Date & location assigned during week of orientation
  • Additional Notes Must have good patient communication skills and like people
  • Specialty: Med Surg

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Med/Surg? 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.