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Registered Nurse - Med/Surg

📍 Pendleton, oregon · · · 36 hrs/week

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Candidate pay rate:$58.8/hr ≈ $2,117/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: $58.80 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: CHF, Diabetic complications and diabetic wounds, pneumonia (bacterial and viral), COPD exacerbations, hip fractures, COVID-19. Post-op TURPs, hip and knee replacements, cholecystectomy, appendectomy
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills: General medical-surgical, may have general pediatric patients as well
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips? Infrequently
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips : Heparin, Bumex
  • Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Both on day and night shifts
  • Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: 1-3 CNAs on day shift, 1 on night shift
  • RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, etc): Cpap, bipap, high flow
  • Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? Tele monitored by CCU staff, tele board visible to med-surg staff
  • Shifts & Scheduling: Nights 1900-0730 or Days 0700-1930
  • Weekend Requirement: every other
  • Holiday Requirement: negotiable
  • Is there a call or standby requirement? if placed on low census, expected to report within 30 minutes of call.
  • Floating Requirements: RNs not fully cross-trained to other departments are expected to assist if floating as "helping hands". May elect to fully crosstrain to other departments.
  • Scrub Color/Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs
  • Unit/Department specific orientation: 3-6 shifts, longer if needed
  • Additional Notes: Great staffing ratios! RNs usually have less than our max.
  • Notes Obtained: Phone Implementation, Email, or On-Site? Email
  • Notes entered by & date: Liz Wolotira, Acute Care Services Manager 4/24/2024
  • 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.