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RN - MedSurg/Telemetry

📍 Houston, texas · · · 48 hrs/week

NursingUHC-00152940
Candidate pay rate:$56/hr ≈ $2,240/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

Job description

RN - MedSurg/Telemetry

Start Date: 10-26-2026

End Date: 12-07-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 48

Candidate Pay Rate: $56.00 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 "High Demand, High Acuity unit
  • Pulmonary Unit- Cystic Fibrosis (only on this floor and 24T), pneumonia, liver patient overflow, Sickle Cell-(high demand and high aquity- pain management q1h pain meds), geriatrics-with active sickness, high fall risk, high demand, family dynamics
  • Med Surg patients with high needs and high demands"
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills "MUST have strong IV start skills
  • Must be able to hit the ground running
  • Strong Med Surg background- Must have 2 years Medsurg/Tele experience
  • Must have positive attitude"
  • Are RN's required to titrate drips yes
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips "heparin, amiodarone, blood transfusions. Per manager can send travelers without this experience, they have the resources to help them
  • Blood transfusions"
  • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RN's required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? "MUST be able to read and interpret tele- will take a Relias EKG exam prior to orientation start
  • Monitor techs on a different unit"
  • Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Charge nurse available on all shifts- will always have a smaller patient assignment
  • Are there Nurse Aides on this unit/Ratios Goal is to have 3 every shift usually only have 2
  • RT/Equipment (i.e., Cpap, Bipap, High Flow, vents, etc.) Nasal cannula, CPAP and Bi PAP home regimen, occasional trachs-experience would be nice but not required
  • Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "12 hours clock in at 6:38, clock out at 7:15
  • Manager does the schedule"
  • Weekend Requirements every other weekend
  • Holiday Requirements "Will fit in to core staffs rotation- ask to be flexible will fill in where the need is
  • Per facility policy UNABLE to accept PTO 12/10 through the first week in January"
  • Is there Call or a Standby requirement? no
  • Floating Requirements? "Travelers are first to float
  • Will float to other Med Surg acuity areas"
  • Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided? Teal
  • Unit/Department Specific Orientation 2 days
  • Additional Notes Great team work on the unit

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure as a RN - MedSurg/Telemetry? 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.