Job description
RN - Med Surg/Tele
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
- Charting System: Cerner
- Unit Notes: Med Surg &Tele (This is a mixed unit) - Fast paced unit with many admissions and discharges due to surgical volume.
- # beds 39 Beds (37 private rooms & 1 semi private room)
- Certs BLS, ACLS, NIHSS are required
- Ratios 1 to 4 tele patients
- 1 to 5 Med Surg patients but could be assigned a mix of MS & tele…could be 3 MS & 1 tele or 2 MS & 2 Tele, etc…)
- EMR Cerner experience preferred. Make sure to ask if they already have Cerner experience & if so, was this recent? They can comp test out of Cerner training.
- Charge Nurse: 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
- Nurse Aides CNAs based on the census
- Weekend Requirement "4 shifts out of 4-week schedule.
- Weekend shifts for nights are Fri/Sat & Sat Sun for days"
- Holidays Travelers are expected to work into the perm staff holiday rotation schedule (1 major holiday & 1 minor holiday)
- Scrub Color Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black.
- Tele Phillips *Must be able to read & interpret all cardiac rhythms
- Vents Cpap or Bipap (per RT)
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house Yes - on call after hours
- IV Team No
- RT 24/7 Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7 Yes & Omnicell
- Shifts 12's 7 - 7:30. Do not be late. Very strict regarding attendance. AM huddle. Block scheduling is not guaranteed.
- Floating Travelers are the 1st to float. Could possibly float between MSW & MHB because they are under the same license, traveler may float between the two. Float to any Med Surg/Tele. ICU for Med Surg patients if no beds. ER for Med Surg Tele holds.
- Floor specific orientation Normally 1-2 shifts
- however, could be up to 3 depending on Cerner experience. If have Cerner could be less orientation on the unit.
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients Acute/Chronic Medical Conditions, Post Surgical patients including Bariatrics and Total Joints (must be comfortable with this population). Stroke patients, non-titratable drips.
- Set Rate Drips: Set rate Cardizem, Amiodarone & Heparin
- Additional Notes Warm welcoming staff. Can be a challenge because it is a mixed unit (Med Surg & Tele). Very fast paced, busy, high turnover. Any issues that compromise patient safely will not be tolerated.
- Years of Experience: 3
- Shift Notes: Days, EOW, first to float
- Specialty: Med Surg/Tele
- Start Date: 2026-10-26
- End Date: 2027-01-25
- Created Date: 2026-10-01
- Required Hours/Week: 36
- Positions: 1
- Short Description: RN (Registered Nurse)
- Contract Type:
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Ready to start your next adventure as a RN - Med Surg/Tele? 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.