Job description
Registered Nurse - PICU
Start Date: 08-24-2026
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 36
Candidate Pay Rate: $60.20 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
- Hospital Specifics-
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- Certifications:
- Active Virginia RN license or multi4state compact privilege, PALS, BLS and
- any additional certifications
- Hiring
- profile
- Requested Skill Set:
- Must have : Recent bedside PICU experience and strong
- pediatric assessment skills, ability to recognize deterioration and respond
- to pediatric emergencies, competency in weight-based medication
- administration, IV therapy, and family centered care, strong communication,
- teamwork and prioritization skills
- Advanced skills needed:
- Care of pediatric patients requiring mechanical ventilation, high-flow
- oxygen, and noninvasive respiratory support, management if continuous
- medication infusions, including sedation and vasoactive medications, central
- line care and invasive monitoring, experience care for patients with
- respiratory failure, DKA, sepsis and status epilepticus
- Procedures performed on unit: Peripheral
- IV placement, venipuncture, and specimen collection, central line management,
- urinary catheter and nasogastric/orogastric tube insertion, assistance with
- intubation, lumbar puncture, and central line placement., emergency
- stabilization and pediatric resuscitation
- Certifications Required:
- BLS/PALS
- Dress Code : (Required uniform)
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- Pediatric friendly
- Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please attach
- unit specific policies and guidelines.
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- Staffing
- guidelines available
- Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would
- like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that
- feature the department, outstanding department/team awards..
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- Women’s and Children’s Services
- Leadership includes a 2025 Daisy Nurse Leader Award recipient
- Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your
- unit for their assignment
- Commitment to staff development through PICU intensivist led
- education and cross training opportunities
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - PICU? 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.