Start Date: 10-26-2026

End Date: 01-25-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $68.60 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 diagnosis / Types of patients Acute/Chronic Medical Conditions, Post Surgical patient population including Bariatrics and Total Joints (must be comfortable with this population), urology, GYN, podiatry, general surgery. Stroke patients, non-titratable drips. Potential Oncology patients.
• Experience or 'Must have' skills At least 2 years' experience, Cerner experience preferred.
• Are RN's required to titrate drips No titration
• Common titratable &/or set rate drips Set rate Cardizem, Amiodarone & Heparin
• Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RN's required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? GE Monitors. RNs must be able to read & interpret all cardiac rhythms.
• Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? House supervisor in house 24/7, Nurse Manager during normal business hours, Nurse Shift Managers + Charge Nurse OR Break Nurse each shift. If no Nurse Shift Manager, will have a Charge Nurse + Break Nurse
• Are there Nurse Aides on this unit/Ratios CNAs based on the census
• RT/Equipment (i.e., Cpap, Bipap, High Flow, vents, etc.) Cpap or Bipap (per RT & MD order)-No vents.
• Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "12Hr shifts
• 7a-730p, 7p-730a -Every shift huddle at 0700 and 1900"
• Weekend Requirements "4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule
• Weekends are Fri/Sat for nights & Sat/Sun for days"
• Holiday Requirements 1 major & 1 minor minimum
• Is there Call or a Standby requirement? No Call, but can be placed on standby for low census. If placed on standby and called in they have a 30 min response time.
• Floating Requirements? Travelers are 1st to float. Can be floated to Mercy Downtown (approx 6.5 miles away). Can float to any MS Tele unit. Can float to ICU for Med Surg Tele patients. Can float to ER for Med Surg Tele holds.
• Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided? Navy blue. If you wear an undershirt under your scrub top, it must be navy, white, or black. If you wear a scrub jacket, it must also be navy. No hoodies, sweatshirts, or sweat jackets.
• Unit/Department Specific Orientation 1-2 shifts with preceptor
• Additional Notes "Warm & welcoming staff. Must uphold evidence based practices: bedside shift report, intentional hourly rounding, medication teaching including side effects. Fast paced unit with many admissions and discharges due to surgical volume. Any issues that compromise patient safety will not be tolerated. Very strict regarding attendance. Do not be late."
• Specialty: Tele 4SW