Location: Phoenix, AZ

Start Date: 01-12-2026

End Date: 04-13-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night shifts, 12-hour nights (3 x 12-hour shifts/week to meet guaranteed 36 hours; typical night window often 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM though exact unit start/end times may vary), 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks (Sat/Sun), holidays as needed

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $57 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-quality, compassionate med-surg nursing care to adult patients in a 22-room acute care unit
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and complete dysrhythmia exam requirements prior to assignment
• Float to telemetry floors as needed and competently read/interpret telemetry strips when assigned
• Perform sterile procedures including Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes, maintaining sterile field
• Titrate heparin per unit protocol and monitor patient response carefully
• Participate in SIMs Lab, orientation, lifts/restraints and wound care training to ensure unit competency
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team (RT, charge RN, house supervisor) to coordinate safe patient care
• Document patient care accurately in Cerner and communicate changes to leadership

Qualifications

• Active RN license (eligible to work in Arizona or able to obtain state licensure prior to start)
• Minimum 2 years recent med-surg nursing experience; Level 1 trauma experience REQUIRED
• Current BLS certification (required)
• Demonstrated competency with dysrhythmia recognition (must pass dysrhythmia exam prior to acceptance)
• Experience with Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes (SIMs Lab competency required)
• Comfort floating to telemetry and prior telemetry experience preferred
• Ability to titrate heparin drips per protocol
• Travel-ready requirements: own vehicle for travel teams, natural hair color, no facial piercings, men must be clean-shaven for fit test

Education

• Active RN license
• BLS required
• BSN preferred but not required

Knowledge & Skills

• Dysrhythmia recognition and cardiac monitor interpretation
• Med-surg patient care: post-op, sepsis, pneumonia, COPD, diabetes, infection management
• Wound care and infection prevention, maintaining sterile technique
• Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing change protocols
• Heparin titration and monitoring
• Experience charting in Cerner and using unit-specific workflows
• Ability to prioritize in a 1:4-5 nurse:patient environment and float across med-surg/tele units

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel reimbursement to make your assignment comfortable and stress-free
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage so you and your family are covered
• 401(k) retirement savings options to help you plan for the future
• Paid Time Off to recharge between travel adventures
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement to keep credentials current
• Referral bonus program — bring a friend and earn rewards
• Supportive team environment with focused orientation and SIMs Lab training
• Opportunity to grow clinically with telemetry and trauma exposure

Travel Perks: Explore Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix is a playground for outdoors lovers and food fans alike: hike Camelback Mountain or South Mountain, stroll the Desert Botanical Garden, explore the Heard Museum and Phoenix Art Museum, enjoy Old Town Scottsdale shops and dining, or take weekend day trips to Sedona or the Grand Canyon. Sunny weather, great golf courses, vibrant coffee and dining scenes, and plenty of parks make Phoenix a fun base for your travel assignment.

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