Start Date: 09-23-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $45.50 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

• Unit Information: Surgical PCU
• Location:
• Main Methodist
• Address: 7700 Floyd Curl Drive, SA, TX 78229
• Floor: 5 th floor
• Building: North Tower
• General
• Information
• Tell us about the unit(s):
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• Number of Beds - 32
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• Number of Staff –
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• Type of staff:
• o
• Day Shift – 1 charge nurse, 2-3 PCTs,
• 7-8 RNs on the floor
• o
• Night Shift - 1 charge nurse, 2-3
• PCTs, 7 RNs on the floor
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• Patient Ratios – 1:4, sometimes 1:5
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• Type of equipment - Walkers, kangaroo
• pumps, PCAs, chest tubes, ostomies, peg tubes, NG tubes, foley
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• EMR - Meditech
• Typical
• hiring profile
• Skill Set Most recruited for:
• Must have :
• candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.
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• Time management
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• Critical thinking
• Preferred or nice to have :
• candidates with these skills will be considered first.
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• PCU experience
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• Trach experience
• List typical procedures performed on unit(s):
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• Airways- Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy
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• Bowel- Small bowel resection, lower
• anterior resection, ileostomy or colostomy placement and reversal, fistula
• repairs, hernia repairs, Nissen fundoplications, etc.
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• Pulmonary- bronchoscopy, lobectomies,
• thorascopies, wedge resections, chest tube placement
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• Mastectomies, Modified radical neck
• dissections, thyroidectomy
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• Routine care for JP drains, biliary
• drains, abdominal or chest tube drains, TPN, tube feeds
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• Telemetry
• Best personality Fit:
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• Team player
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• Positive
• attitude
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• Adaptable
• REQUIRED
• CERTIFICATIONS:
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• BLS
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• ACLS/ ALS
• Floating Area(s):
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• Medsurg
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• Medsurg PCU
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• ED holds
• Dress Code :
• ·
• Scrub Color/Attire - Navy blue
• Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please feel
• free to attach unit policies and guidelines.
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• Time and
• attendance- shift starts at 0645 and 1845
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• Collaborative
• care with interdisciplinary teams (MDR for dayshift at 1030 promptly)
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• Hygiene, oral
• care, activity is a focus for patients
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• Communication
• with patients is a focus
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• Infection
• prevention- C.diff, CAUTI, Clabsi, SSI
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• Colorectal
• care- order sets, pre and post op checklists
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• Admission and q
• shift documentation compliance
• Weekends and On call(if any)
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• Rotating
• weekends
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• No on call