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.