Location: Prescott, AZ

Start Date: 01-13-2026

End Date: 04-14-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating nights, 12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM; schedule made 4 weeks in advance; typically includes two weekend shifts per pay period (weekend nights often fall Fri-Sat); night shift, first-to-float to PCU/MST/EC ICU as needed; guaranteed 48 hours/week

Hours per Week: 48

Candidate Pay Rate: $63 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

• Provide high-acuity critical care for CVICU/ICU/PCU patients, delivering safe, evidence-based nursing interventions
• Manage ventilator weaning and troubleshooting, collaborating with RT and the ICU team
• Titrate vasoactive and sedation drips according to protocols and patient response
• Interpret EKGs and dysrhythmias and respond rapidly during code blue and rapid response events
• Perform bedside procedures and manage invasive lines including arterial lines, Swan (PA) catheters and chest tubes
• Support CRRT (Prismaflex) and other extracorporeal therapies when indicated
• Accurately assess and interpret ABGs and adjust care plans accordingly
• Document thoroughly in Cerner and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team members

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the appropriate state (able to work in Arizona)
• BLS and ACLS required prior to start
• Minimum 2 years of recent critical care (ICU/CVICU) nursing experience
• Strong EKG/dysrhythmia interpretation skills and the ability to pass the facility dysrhythmia exam (80% within two attempts)
• Experience with ventilator management and troubleshooting
• Comfort with titrating critical care drips (pressors, sedatives, paralytics, antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants)
• Prefer experience with IABP and Prismaflex CRRT; familiarity with Impella, TAVR and VAD devices a plus
• Willingness to float within the critical care service line and meet radius/affiliation requirements

Education

• Active RN license required; BSN preferred but not required
• 12 hours orientation plus unit-specific precepted shifts as outlined during onboarding

Knowledge & Skills

• Ventilator management, HFNC, BiPAP/CPAP and Vapotherm experience
• EKG reading and dysrhythmia recognition
• ABG interpretation and blood gas management
• CRRT (Prismaflex) troubleshooting and support
• Invasive line management: arterial lines, Swan (PA) catheters, chest tubes
• Familiarity with telemetry monitoring (Nihon Kohden) and bedside tele strip interpretation
• Experience with cardiac devices: IABP, Impella, VADs, TAVR
• Comfort using Glidescope during intubation assistance and participating in proning

Benefits

• Supportive travel package with a generous housing stipend and travel reimbursement to get you here and comfy
• Medical, dental and vision coverage options so you and your family are covered
• Competitive overtime and holiday pay so extra effort is rewarded
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Paid time off so you can recharge between assignments
• Referral bonus program — tell a friend, earn a bonus
• A welcoming team culture with strong clinical support and on-site intensivists
• Orientation and preceptor support to set you up for success from day one

Travel Perks: Explore Prescott, AZ

Prescott is a charming mountain town with a lively historic downtown on Whiskey Row, great local breweries and restaurants, and the picturesque Courthouse Plaza. Enjoy outdoor adventures at Watson Lake and the Granite Dells, hike Thumb Butte or explore Prescott National Forest and Lynx Lake. Quick weekend escapes include scenic drives to Sedona, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon for hiking, sightseeing and photography. Plenty of local shops, museums and seasonal events make for fun downtime between shifts.

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