Location: Prescott, AZ

Start Date: 01-13-2026

End Date: 04-14-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM; schedule includes nights with 4 weekend shifts per pay period (nights), schedule posted 4 weeks in advance; guaranteed 36 hours/week

Hours per Week: 36

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 nursing for ICU and PCU patients, delivering safe, evidence-based bedside care
• Manage ventilators and lead ventilator weaning and troubleshooting efforts alongside RTs
• Perform hemodynamic monitoring, interpret arterial lines and Swan-Ganz tracings, and adjust care accordingly
• Titrate critical drips (pressors, sedatives, paralytics, antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants) safely and per protocol
• Assess and manage devices such as CRRT/Prismaflex, IABP, Impella, TAVR and VADs when assigned
• Monitor telemetry and interpret EKG/dysrhythmias; perform ABG interpretation to guide respiratory and acid-base management
• Participate in rapid response, code blue responses, and float across ICU/PCU as staffing needs dictate
• Document care accurately in Cerner and communicate clearly with multidisciplinary team members

Qualifications

• Active RN license eligible for Arizona submission
• Minimum 2 years of critical care/ICU nursing experience (per job posting)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Strong EKG/dysrhythmia interpretation skills; clinician must pass the dysrhythmia exam (80% within two attempts) prior to contract
• Proven ability to titrate critical care drips and manage arterial lines and chest tubes
• Experience with ventilator management and weaning
• CRRT experience preferred (Prismaflex a plus); IABP experience preferred
• Willingness to float across ICU/PCU and cover first-to-float night assignments

Education

• Active RN license required; BSN not required

Knowledge & Skills

• Ventilator management and troubleshooting
• Hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation (art lines, Swan-Ganz)
• Telemetry/monitor strip reading (Nihon Kohden familiarity helpful)
• CRRT setup and management, Prismaflex exposure
• ABG interpretation and acid-base assessment
• Titration of critical drips (pressors, sedatives, paralytics, vasoactives)
• Post-op cardiac and advanced cardiac device care (Impella, IABP, TAVR, VAD)
• Cerner charting and electronic documentation best practices
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced acute care setting

Benefits

• Competitive pay with overtime and holiday premiums
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week for predictable income
• Comprehensive orientation with preceptor support to set you up for success
• Supportive ICU team and intensivist coverage 24/7
• Opportunity to build advanced cardiac and critical care skills (CRRT, IABP, Impella, VADs)
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement where applicable
• Flexible scheduling with ability to request trades and limited self-scheduling
• Professional growth opportunities and access to specialty skill checkoffs

Travel Perks: Explore Prescott, AZ

Explore Prescott's outdoor playground between shifts: hike Thumb Butte or Granite Dells for sweeping views, paddle or fish at Watson Lake, and enjoy scenic trails in Prescott National Forest. Stroll historic Whiskey Row and the Courthouse Plaza for local dining and events. Weekend escapes to Sedona or the Grand Canyon are easy drives for unforgettable day trips. Plenty of biking, fishing, climbing and charming small-town dining to recharge after a 12-hour shift.

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