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Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit

📍 Omaha, nebraska · · · 36 hrs/week

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Candidate pay rate:$64.4/hr ≈ $2,318/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

Job description

Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit

Start Date: 10-26-2026

End Date: 01-25-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $64.40 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

  • Beds: 28
  • Ratios: 1:04
  • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults, generally patients that arrive through the ER, Mixed Medical/Surgical along with cardiac and stroke patients
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin, octreotide, insulin, maintenance dosages of IV meds (non-titratable)
  • but other IV infusions would be Cardizem, nitro etc.
  • Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes We do have a charge each shifts, we try not to give them patients and most of the time they don't, but there are times when they do, more at night than on days
  • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes- 1:14
  • We do not have a unit secretary on the unit, there is someone who helps with stocking, making up the supply drawers etc, but she is not on the unit and does not help with any type of patient care or paperwork
  • Specialty Equipment Available: Code Carts, LUCAS Machines, hoyer lift, Sit and Stand
  • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit?: Tele yes - RNs must be able to read and interpret
  • Shifts & Scheduling: 0630-1900, 1830-0700 / 6 week scheduling. Scheduling is done by unit schedulers
  • Weekend Requirements: we would require 6 weekend shifts in a 6 week schedule period (night weekends days are Fridays and Saturdays).
  • Holiday Requirements: Will rotate with perm staff
  • Floating Requirements: Med/Surg and to all areas in the hospital, depending on abilities, including ICU/ED for appropriate types of patient care
  • Scrub Color/Dress code: Navy Blue
  • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: First week is classroom orientation, then 2- 12 hour shifts
  • Additional Notes: This is a high flow unit with frequent admissions, transfers, and discharges. Looking for positive nurses willing to work with others as a team to overcome challenges. Having a unit secretary 2-3 days/week and a stocking clerk 3 days/week

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit? 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.