Location: Thornton, Colorado

Start Date: 08-31-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Daily, 1:00 PM - 1:00 AM

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $49 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 high‑quality patient care in a fast‑paced emergency department
• Conduct rapid assessments, triage, and comprehensive nursing evaluations
• Administer medications, perform IV insertions, and manage critical interventions
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient flow
• Provide education and support to patients and families during acute episodes

Qualifications

• Current RN license in Colorado
• Minimum 1‑2 years acute care ED experience
• BLS, ALS, NIH, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, CPI Blue Card
• Proficiency with Meditech EMR
• Trauma Level 1 or 2 experience preferred

Knowledge & Skills

• Rapid assessment (ESI Triage)
• Comprehensive nursing assessment
• Focused reassessments
• Pain assessment and management
• Sepsis screening and interventions
• Stroke screening and interventions
• Trauma level 1 & 2 activations
• MCI response
• Blood administration
• Procedural sedation
• Pediatric emergency care
• Behavioral health crisis intervention
• Vital sign monitoring
• EKG, defibrillation
• IV insertion
• Blood collection
• Medication administration
• Suture/staple wound care
• Splinting

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401K retirement savings plan
• Paid Time Off to recharge
• Travel reimbursement
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement
• A supportive team that values YOU

Travel Perks: Explore Thornton, Colorado

Explore the scenic Rocky Mountain foothills, visit the nearby Denver Zoo, enjoy hiking at Cherry Creek State Park, or relax at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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