Location: Prescott, Arizona

Start Date: 10-05-2026

End Date: 01-04-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night shift, 12-hour shifts (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM), every other weekend rotation; schedules published four weeks in advance, and travelers are first to float as needed.

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $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.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Deliver direct, compassionate care to critically ill patients across CVICU, ICU, and PCU settings
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms, recognizing and responding to dysrhythmias quickly
• Manage mechanical ventilation, including troubleshooting and assisting with weaning for patients of varying acuity
• Titrate and administer critical care drips such as vasopressors, sedatives, and antiarrhythmics
• Collaborate with intensivists, nurses, and respiratory therapists to create and adjust patient care plans
• Float to PCU and medical-surgical telemetry units when needed, keeping patient safety front and center

Qualifications

• Active and unencumbered RN license in Arizona or compact state that allows practice in Arizona
• Minimum 2 years of recent critical care or ICU nursing experience
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications from AHA or equivalent
• Ability to pass a dysrhythmia exam with a score of 80% or higher on the first or second attempt
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility and not have been employed full-time, part-time, or PRN with any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility in the past year
• Strong experience with ventilator management, EKG interpretation, and critical care drips

Education

• Common diagnoses/Types of patients: COVID- manual proning, Low level neuro, EVD, DKA, sepsis, PN, ARF, CRRT,
• rhabdo, post MI,, Detox, chest tubes, art line, SWAN( would like 3-4 on skills list for EVD, chest tubes, art line, swan).
• Surgical (quite a bit post surgical), Impella, TAVR, cardiac surgical, VAD devices( some), STEMI, PCI, CEA, CRRT, IABP,
• art line, swan, EVD. Travelers will take fresh open heart patients if they have that experience and can check of skills.
• Nurses should be able to interpret ABGs.
• Experience or 'Must have' skills: prefer IABP and Prismaflex CRRT experience . Must
• have good EKG reading skills. Weaning/troubleshooting vents. Travelers will be working all areas so they need to have
• experience.
• Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
• Common titratable &/or set rate drips: All critical care drips such as but not limited to: Pressors-levo, paralytics,
• sedation- propofol, anti arrhythmics, dopa, heparin, argatroban.
• Charge Nurse/House Supervisor?: Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Only as a last resort Try to have 2 charge nurses between ICUs and PCU. They will do Rapid response and code blue response. They sometimes have to take patients depending
• on staffing and census. House supervisor 24/7 with some exceptions.
• Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: No
• Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Intensivists in house 24/7 on West campus. NP supplementation.
• RT in ICU 24/7: RT covers all areas but there is not one in ICU 24/7
• RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, etc) Vents- (Nurses should be able to troubleshoot and help wean),
• Glidescopes used during intubation and should be familiar with them. BIpap, cpap, HFNC, Vapotherm.
• Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? No Are RNs required to read their own strips? Yes What brand are the tele
• monitors?: Nihon Khoden Nurses monitor tele monitors. There are monitors in the rooms and at the nurses station.
• Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 7-7, Schedules made 4 weeks in advance.
• Some self scheduling but it is not finalized until the manager reviews and balances. First schedule will be filling in
• holes. Can ask for trades with other staff. Typically don't allow block scheduling.
• Weekend Requirements: 4 weekend shifts per pay period- weekend nights are Friday Saturday and day weekends are Saturday Sunday, this could mean a variation of these examples, every Sat Sun Mon for nights or Sun Mon Tues for days.
• Holiday Requirements : Winter holidays- 1 holiday and an eve of another holiday. Some holidays will be required but
• will not work all holidays.
• Is there a call or standby requirement?: If low census, traveler could be placed on call. Maybe 1 time in 6 weeks. No
• scheduled call, would only be low census.
• Floating Requirements: Will be worked in the float rotation with core staff - May float to PCU and MST if needed per staff rotations also to EC ICU/PCU if needed.
• Scrub Color/Dress Code: Any color professional scrub. No camo scrubs. Will be going to Navy in October.
• Unit/Department specific orientation: 8 hours of general hospital orientation. 1-12 hour shift on the unit with a
• preceptor. 2nd 12 hour shift will have a buddy they can go to for questions. Unless special skills needing orientation.
• Ex and open heart surgery RN or CRRT, etc and needs that checkoff.

Knowledge & Skills

• Confident EKG and dysrhythmia interpretation
• Skilled in ventilator troubleshooting and weaning
• Ability to interpret ABGs and act on results
• Comfortable titrating all types of critical care drips
• Experienced with Cerner electronic health records
• Familiarity with advanced devices like IABP, CRRT, EVD, Swan-Ganz, and chest tubes is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401K retirement savings plan
• Paid time off to relax and recharge
• Travel reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
• A supportive team that truly values your critical care expertise

Travel Perks: Explore Prescott, Arizona

Make the most of your time between shifts in Prescott, Arizona! Explore the rocky beauty of Granite Dells and Watson Lake, hike scenic Thumb Butte Trail, or wander through historic Whiskey Row. Prescott National Forest is minutes away, offering endless trails and peaceful outdoor escapes. Weekend trips to Sedona, Flagstaff, or the Grand Canyon are all within easy reach.

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