Location: Kearney, NE

Start Date: 12-15-2025

End Date: 03-16-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour night shifts, 6:30 PM - 6:30 AM (NOC); every-other-weekend required; minimum of 2 holidays during the contract; guaranteed 36 hours per week

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $65 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-centered critical care to adults in a 33-bed ICU setting
• Continuously monitor and interpret cardiac telemetry/ECG strips (GE monitors) and document findings
• Safely titrate and manage drips including cardiac drips, insulin and sedation per unit protocols
• Troubleshoot respiratory support from nasal cannula up to ventilators and work with RTs as needed
• Accurately document patient care in EPIC and complete unit-specific charting requirements
• Collaborate with physicians, RTs, CNAs and the multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes
• Participate in required orientation, complete competency testing (open-book), and maintain unit policies

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for submission
• Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications and NIHSS required
• Proven experience with telemetry (GE monitors), ECG interpretation and drip titration
• Familiarity with EPIC charting and ventilator troubleshooting
• Valid driver's license at time of submittal (radius rule applies)
• Willingness to comply with facility policies (for example, no artificial nails) and pass orientation competencies (90% pass required)

Education

• Active RN license required
• BSN preferred but not required

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong cardiac monitoring and ECG interpretation skills
• Competence in titrating vasoactive drips and managing insulin and sedation protocols
• Comfort troubleshooting vents, CPAP/BiPAP and high-flow setups
• Experience with EPIC electronic charting and documentation workflows
• Ability to manage 1:2-3 adult ICU patient ratios and adapt when floating to PCU/MedSurg
• Clinical knowledge in trauma, cardiac, stroke, sepsis and respiratory distress care

Benefits

• Generous housing assistance options to make your travel assignment comfy and simple
• Travel reimbursement so your commute is one less thing to worry about
• Competitive pay with holiday and overtime differentials
• Medical, dental and vision coverage available
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Paid orientation and continuing education support
• Referral bonus program — bring a friend, earn rewards
• A supportive ICU team that values your skills and wellbeing

Travel Perks: Explore Kearney, NE

Explore Kearney while on assignment: visit the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, catch the famous Sandhill Crane migration and birding along the Platte River, browse the Museum of Nebraska Art, stroll Yanney Heritage Park and local trails, enjoy downtown dining and local breweries, and take easy weekend drives to Lincoln or Omaha for more city attractions.

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