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Registered Nurse - PCU

📍 Burien, washington · · · 36 hrs/week

NursingUHC-00166449
Candidate pay rate:$68.78/hr ≈ $2,476/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

Job description

Registered Nurse - PCU

Start Date: 11-16-2026

End Date: 02-15-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $68.78 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 DKA, ETOH/other drug withdrawal, respiratory failure, COVID, surgical complications, heart failure
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills cath lab recovery/sheath pulls, drip management, Bi PAP/high flow
  • wound care, IV placement, central line management, foley placement/care
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips insulin, low dose pressors such as levophed/dopamine, cardioreactive drips such as amiodarone, diuretic drips such as bumex
  • Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Charge nurse 24 hours, house supervisor 1500-0700, 24 hours on weekends
  • Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios yes, 1: 8-10
  • RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, etc) Bipap, Cpap, high flow
  • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? yes. Remote monitor techs, RN’s read and review strips
  • Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 12 hours 7-7:30
  • Weekend Requirements Every other
  • Holiday Requirements Yes
  • Is there call or a standby requirement? No
  • Floating Requirements as needed to all inpatient units and ED boarding, up to and including Med/surg/tele at 1:4-5 ratio, in turn, according to needs of hospital
  • Scrub Color/Dress code no specific color, staff may wear scrubs of their choosing
  • Unit/Department specific orientation 1 12-hour shift orientation
  • Notes updated by & date: Notes UPDATED 12/20/2022 by Christy Winterburn
  • Specialty: PCU

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - PCU? 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.