Location: Omaha, NE

Start Date: 12-15-2025

End Date: 03-16-2026

Contract Type: Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour shifts, 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM (day) and 6:30 PM - 6:30 AM (night); schedule determined by manager, typically 36 hours/week, every other weekend and every other holiday

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

• Provide compassionate, high-acuity critical care to adult and pediatric patients (>15 years)
• Perform thorough patient assessments and continuous monitoring, including telemetry strip interpretation
• Safely titrate vasopressors, sedatives, paralytics and other drips per protocol
• Manage ventilators and assist respiratory therapy as needed from nasal cannula through full ventilatory support
• Respond effectively to rapid response teams and codes as a core member of the emergency response
• Collaborate with physicians, residents, fellows and interdisciplinary team members to create and execute care plans
• Document care accurately and efficiently in EPIC to ensure continuity and quality of care
• Maintain unit standards including infection control (no artificial nails) and professional appearance

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of practice (able to submit with license)
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience (ICU/Med-Surg preferred)
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS at time of submission
• Comfortable with 12-hour shifts and rotating schedules; able to meet every other weekend requirement
• Valid driver’s license required at time of submittal to confirm radius eligibility
• Willing to complete an open-book orientation exam and achieve required pass score (90%)
• Able to float to other inpatient units (excluding Maternity/NICU) as needed

Education

• Current RN license (state of practice). BSN preferred but not required.

Knowledge & Skills

• Critical care nursing fundamentals and strong patient assessment skills
• Telemetry monitoring and ECG interpretation (Draeger systems)
• Medication/drip titration and infusion pump management
• Ventilator management and respiratory support troubleshooting
• Familiarity with EPIC charting and accurate electronic documentation
• Comfortable with advanced devices and therapies (CRRT, Swans, EV-1000, IABP/Impella exposure is a plus)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced tertiary Level 1 trauma environment and collaborate well under pressure

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay with overtime and holiday differentials
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week for steady income
• Work with a supportive, collaborative ICU team that values your skills
• Hands-on experience with advanced tech (EPIC, Draeger monitors, ventilators)
• Professional development opportunities and on-unit training for devices like CRRT, Swans, IABP
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement guidance to help keep you compliant
• Flexible scheduling built by the manager to balance unit needs and life
• Direct impact every shift — meaningful patient care in a Level 1 trauma, tertiary center

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