Job description
Registered Nurse - Postpartum/Couplet Care
Start Date: 11-09-2026
End Date: 02-08-2027
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
- Ratios: Typically 3:1 Couplets, 4:1 with a PCT
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: There is a Charge nurse in Couplet that manages the shift, she does not typically have an assignment.
- Nurse Aides: Typically we do not staff a PCT, but on occasion if we need to staff at 4:1 then we will have a PCT
- Weekend Requirement For FT staff we require 3 weekend shifts, which is Friday and Saturday night for Night Shift and one Sunday on a 4 week schedule.
- Holidays: Travelers to work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, NY)
- Scrub Color: The dress code for RNs is Dignity Health scrubs but for travelers, they can wear Dark Blue scrubs.
- Tele: No
- Vents: No
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, we have an OB hospitalist in house 24/7, and Pediatrician coverage/oncall 24 hours.
- IV Team: No, the nurses do their own IV starts.
- RT 24/7: YES, they are available 24/7.
- Pharmacy 24/7: Pharmacy is available 24/7,
- Shifts: We do 12 hour shifts, for nights it is 7pm-0730am
- Floating: The Couplet nurses do not float, unless they are competent in other units. We do want travelers to float cross campus to Chandler Regional postpartum if needed.
- Floor specific orientation: 3 shifts
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Our typical patients consist of Vaginal deliveries, C/section deliveries, some may be on Mag sulfate, antibiotics, hypertensive meds.
- Additional Notes:
- Specialty: Special Care Nursery/Couplet Care
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Postpartum/Couplet Care? 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.