Job description
Registered Nurse - MedSurg
Start Date: 10-26-2026
End Date: 01-25-2027
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.
- Experience or 'Must have' skills NIHSS
- Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips analgesics for pain, anticoagulants for blood clots, and antihypertensives for blood pressure control
- Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? No
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes
- Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios 1:5
- RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, Bi Pap, High Flow, vents, etc.) Cpap, Bi Pap, High Flow, vents,
- 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? Yes - Determined by NM and depart needs
- if an extreme need could float within Zone 1
- Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? Navy Blue
- Unit/Department specific orientation Date & location assigned during week of orientation
- Specialty: Med Surg
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - MedSurg? 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.