Job description
Registered Nurse - NICU/Postpartum
Start Date: 11-16-2026
End Date: 02-15-2027
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 36
Candidate Pay Rate: $65.33 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 Phototherapy, Gainer/growers, Respiratory distress, Hypoglycemia, NOW (withdrawal), DX Sepsis, attending deliveries as the baby nurse
- Experience or 'Must have' skills "2 skills preferred (NICU level 2 and postpartum)
- Must be skilled in attending deliveries as the baby nurse
- IV start and maintenance, transfer to higher level of care
- Experience with: Bubble CPAP and Hiflow, Umbilical line placement assist and maintenance"
- Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips D5W, TPN
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Not often
- Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios No
- Neonatologist in house 24/7? Yes
- RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, etc) CPAP, Bipap, hiflow, Vent (prior to transfer)
- Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? No telemetry or monitor techs (no central monitoring)
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Block scheduling
- Weekend Requirements Yes (every other weekend)
- Holiday Requirements Yes (1 summer and 1 winter holiday)
- Is there call or a standby requirement? Yes SB
- Floating Requirements Since we are an LDRP with a SCN all in one department, they would have to flex. If there are no babies in the newborn then they would take a postpartum assignment (3 MB couplets).
- Scrub Color/Dress Code We supply scrubs
- Unit/Departments specific orientation 3 nights orientation with staff
- Additional Notes 2 skills preferred (NICU level 2 and postpartum)
- Additional Questions
- Notes obtained: Phone Implementation, Email, or On-Site? Kathryn Bateman, Department Head, Courtney Heller and Simonne Stofer CNM.
- Notes entered by & date: H Miller RN 12/14/22
- Notes updated by & date: Email from Ally Kjar (CM) Entered by Mallory S RN
- Specialty: SCN/Post Partum
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - NICU/Postpartum? 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.