Job description
RN - PCU
Start Date: 10-20-2026
End Date: 01-19-2027
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 36
Candidate Pay Rate: $70.70 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 diagnoses/Types of patients: Stepdown patients from ICU, TBI/trauma patients, major surgery, CEA, sepsis
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Arterial and CVP pressure lines
- titrating pressors
- precedex
- trach & stable vented patients
- Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Precedex, dopamine, dobutamine, levophed
- Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: 1 aid most of the time for all 14 beds
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 12Hr shifts starting at 645am/pm. 3 shifts/week. Schedules made out about 2-3 weeks in advance initially and then try to schedule them out 9 weeks in advance. Self-scheduling for the most part.
- Weekend Requirements: 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule,Days - Sat/Sun, Nightsw - Fri/Sat
- Holiday Requirements: Work into perm staff rotation
- Is there call or a standby requirement? No
- Floating Requirements: First to float, float to Tele or Med Surg
- Scrub Color/Dress code: Navy blue
- Unit/Department specific orientation: 1 shift on unit
- Additional Notes: Must have 2-3 years of experience in specialty - open to first time travelers. It is a very busy unit with a lot of quick turnovers. They stress the patient experience on the unit and they want someone who know and understands HCAHPS and core measures. Want someone that will be invested in their mission and values. It is also important the traveler is self-motivated and team oriented. They are very traveler friendly. Very close-knit team with effective teamwork.
- Specialty: PCU
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a RN - PCU? 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.