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Registered Nurse - MedSurg/ED/Swing

📍 Missouri Valley, iowa · · · 36 hrs/week

NursingUHC-00176563
Candidate pay rate:$68.6/hr ≈ $2,470/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

Job description

Registered Nurse - MedSurg/ED/Swing

Start Date: 12-07-2026

End Date: 03-08-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $68.60 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

  • PROFILE REVIEW+MANAGER INTERVIEW
  • *mostly Med Surg with float to ED
  • Beds: 14
  • Ratios: 1:5-6
  • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: CHF, pneumonia, skilled patients for PT/OT, ATB / This is a Med Surg floor with no consultation services. At times will admit cardiac or diabetic Progressive Care level patients
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips?: No
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Antibiotics
  • 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?: Yes, 1:10
  • Shifts & Scheduling: 630-7 / manager will do schedule
  • Weekend Requirement: At least every third weekend
  • Holiday Requirement: Will rotate with core staff where there is a need
  • Floating Requirements: To ED for support
  • Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided?: Navy Blue
  • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? 2 shifts
  • Additional Notes: Provide 5 star quality, ranked in the top 20 Critical Access Hospitals, and have full Tele Hospital medicine services
  • Staff is an experienced small team and nice to work alongside
  • Travelers need to be able to work with a strong team but be independent enough to work alone with decreased resources in a critical access hospital. They need to be a patient and department advocate focused on quality and safe patient care, need to be able to critically think and prioritize care
  • Attributes that will help make a nurse successful on this unit are flexibility, adaptability, and confidence in their nursing skills.

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - MedSurg/ED/Swing? 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.