Job description
Registered Nurse - Transfer Center
Start Date: 11-17-2026
End Date: 02-16-2027
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 36
Candidate Pay Rate: $66.66 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 duties/ responsibilities "Facilitate transfers (any patient type) from hospitals within Dignity and outside of Dignity.
- Will deal with cases after the intake process doing patient assessments vitals, clinical information (patient report). Will find accepting MDs and specialist doctors- have a list of hospitals and services provided and request bed at appropriate facility.
- *If traveler is an LVN they will do refer outs (if they can't find a place within Dignity they will refer out to other facilities) This is the LVNs #1 priority"
- Experience or 'Must have' skills "MUST have a minimum of 2 years of ICU, ED, or transfer center experience.
- MUST have acute care experience.
- Will take first time travelers.
- MUST have critical care assessment skills, good clinical judgement, be able to follow algorithms
- MUST be professional, have good customer service skills, be able to learn quickly, ability to multitask, be strong in computers- will be utilizing multiple computer applications (Cerner, Tele Tracking, Tiger Connect-texting MDs/specialists, all Google apps including multiple chats from within and outside of the hospital)
- MUST have Cerner or EPIC experience: Will they be responsible for arranging transfers? Facilitate transfers- get the acceptance of the physician to take the patient
- Any area specific experience required? ICU, ED, or transfer center
- Bed Management system Tele Tracking
- Do they manage bedding and staffing? Will have to request the bed from bed placement
- EMR Cerner, Tele tracking, all the google applications
- Manager/Supervisor available? Supervisors and leadership team
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "Need to be available to be scheduled any day of the week-
- Weekend Requirements Every other weekends
- Holiday Requirements Must be able to work holidays if there is a need
- Floating None
- Scrub Color/Dress Code "Scrubs-any color as long as clean and professional
- Casual- Can wear: jeans- no rips, tears or holes, hoodies- if clean and no large writing"
- Unit/Department specific orientation 1 day of general hospital orientation and 3-5 days of orientation in the department- training may be done on any shift.
- Additional Notes "RTO needs to be very limited to none- rarely can accommodate
- Free onsite parking and 4 hours of free EV charging
- Café closes at 2:30pm"
- Specialty: Transfer Center- Clinical
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Transfer Center? 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.