Location: Grand Island, NE

Start Date: 03-30-2026

End Date: 06-29-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Variable nights (unit-determined schedule), 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM, 12-hour nights; includes every-other weekend (night shift)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $64 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.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, patient-centered nursing care on the Stepdown/PCU unit
• Continuously monitor and interpret telemetry and cardiac rhythms
• Administer and titrate IV medications and drips safely and per protocol
• Collaborate with CNAs, RTs, and the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes
• Perform hourly rounding and bedside report to ensure continuity of care
• Manage admissions, discharges and transitions efficiently in a busy flow
• Float to MedSurg, Inpatient Rehab, or Skilled Care as unit needs dictate
• Follow unit policies (including infection control and fingernail policy) and pass orientation competency checks

Qualifications

• Active RN license eligible for submission to CHI Health St. Francis
• Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience (Stepdown/PCU or similar preferred)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; NIHSS certification required
• Proven experience with telemetry monitoring and rhythm interpretation
• Comfortable titrating vasoactive and cardiac drips (heparin, amiodarone, cardizem, nitroglycerin, insulin, etc.)
• Experience charting in EPIC or similar electronic medical record
• Valid driver’s license at time of submittal (used to confirm radius eligibility)
• Ability to pass unit orientation competencies (90% pass threshold on open-book skills exam)

Education

• Active RN license required; specific degree not stated (ADN/BSN acceptable)

Knowledge & Skills

• Telemetry monitoring and interpretation
• IV medication administration and titration
• Cardiac and respiratory patient management (STEMI, CHF, COPD, DKA, stroke)
• EPIC charting and electronic documentation workflow
• Familiarity with respiratory supports (BiPAP, Airvo) and collaboration with RT
• Strong communication, teamwork, and bedside report practices
• Charge nurse collaboration and basic charge duties awareness
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced admitting/discharging environment

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel reimbursement to make your move easy
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Supportive team culture that values collaboration and you
• Paid orientation with dedicated unit-specific training
• Opportunities to expand critical care skills in a busy Stepdown/PCU environment
• Access to EPIC charting experience to boost your clinical toolkit
• Flexible scheduling within unit-set parameters to support work-life balance
• Professional development support and clinical learning opportunities

Travel Perks: Explore Grand Island, NE

Explore Grand Island’s local flavor between shifts: visit the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer for a cultural dive into Nebraska history; enjoy birdwatching and guided walks at the Crane Trust and witness seasonal migrations; catch live racing or events at Fonner Park; relax at Lake Maloney State Recreation Area for fishing, boating and trails; stroll the Platte River corridor and local parks; sample downtown restaurants and the farmers market; and time your assignment right and you could experience the Nebraska State Fair. Plenty of outdoor escapes and small-town charm make for great weekend recharges.

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