Location: Richmond, VA

Start Date: 12-15-2025

End Date: 03-16-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: 4 days/week (4x9-hour schedule), 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Day shift

Hours per Week: 38

Candidate Pay Rate: $51 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 post-anesthesia care for PACU patients with calm, confident clinical judgment
• Administer and monitor conscious sedation and assist with procedures such as cardioversion and TEE
• Continuously monitor telemetry and respond quickly to cardiac changes
• Document patient care accurately using MacLab and Expanse to ensure continuity and safety
• Collaborate with cardiology, echo techs, and EKG techs to deliver coordinated, patient-centered care
• Maintain excellent bedside manner and respectful communication to enhance the patient experience
• Support unit workflow for 3-bed PACU operations and help maintain safe patient ratios (2:1 or 1:1 as needed)

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing
• Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience (cardiac/PACU experience preferred)
• Current ACLS certification required
• Current CPR certification required
• Experience with conscious sedation, telemetry monitoring, cardioversion, and TEE
• Familiarity with MacLab and Expanse documentation systems and GE monitors

Education

• Active RN license
• Completion of an accredited nursing program (diploma, ADN or BSN)

Knowledge & Skills

• PACU clinical workflows and post-anesthesia assessment
• Conscious sedation monitoring and safety protocols
• Cardiac telemetry interpretation and response
• Cardioversion and TEE procedural support
• Proficient documentation in MacLab and Expanse
• Comfortable with stress treadmill equipment and cardiac testing processes
• Strong communication, teamwork, and patient-focused bedside manner

Benefits

• Generous travel perks and support to make your assignment comfortable
• Medical, dental & vision coverage options to keep you healthy
• 401K retirement savings plan to help you plan ahead
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Paid time off so you can recharge between assignments
• Travel reimbursement and housing guidance for a smooth relocation
• Referral bonus program — bring a friend, earn thanks
• A supportive, close-knit team that values bedside care and teamwork

Travel Perks: Explore Richmond, VA

Explore Richmond’s vibrant mix of history and outdoor fun on your off days. Walk or paddle along the James River and enjoy Belle Isle’s trails and river views, stroll through Carytown for eclectic shops and great restaurants, or visit the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Weekend trips are easy: Colonial Williamsburg and Charlottesville wine country are within driving distance, and Virginia Beach is a scenic drive for a beach day. Local coffee shops, breweries, and a close-knit hospital community make settling in a breeze.

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