Location: Walla Walla, WA

Start Date: 01-26-2026

End Date: 04-27-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: 3x12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM (typically 3 shifts/week, days vary); every other weekend required; Day shift

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $64 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

• Assess and triage patients rapidly and compassionately in a busy mixed adult/pediatric Emergency Department
• Stabilize and manage acute and critical conditions including trauma, respiratory failure, and multisystem organ dysfunction
• Provide expert airway and ventilator management, including intubation and care of vented patients
• Perform and manage IV therapy, blood product administration, central line care and arterial line monitoring
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms and dysrhythmias; respond to cardiac events and obtain 12-lead EKGs
• Administer and titrate emergency medications and IV drips, including vasopressors and continuous sedation
• Deliver procedural sedation and assist with chest tube, splinting and other emergency procedures
• Document clearly and accurately in Epic to ensure continuity of care
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate care and transfer when needed
• Educate patients and families, and advocate for patient safety and quality outcomes

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse license (state of practice required)
• Minimum 2 years of recent Emergency Department nursing experience (mixed adult/pediatric and trauma experience preferred)
• Current BLS and ACLS; PALS, NIHSS and TNCC are highly preferred
• Proven experience with ventilator/vented patient care, intubation and advanced airway management
• Strong IV therapy and phlebotomy skills, including blood product administration and central line care
• Proficiency with Epic charting (charting system required)
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-acuity Level III trauma ED with high daily census

Education

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Knowledge & Skills

• Epic electronic charting and documentation best practices
• Triage principles and emergency nursing assessment
• Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation/management
• Ventilator management and ABG interpretation
• Trauma assessment and acute resuscitation skills
• Procedural skills: intubation support, chest tube care, arterial line management
• Pediatric emergency care alongside adult emergency skills
• Isolation precautions, infection control, and safe medication administration

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel reimbursement to make your move easy
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan to help you plan ahead
• Paid Time Off so you can recharge between shifts
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Referral bonus program — share the love and get rewarded
• Robust clinical orientation (12 hours) and supportive preceptors
• A collaborative team that values your skills and growth

Travel Perks: Explore Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla is a charming small city with big personality — explore celebrated Walla Walla Wine Country and dozens of tasting rooms, stroll the historic downtown for boutique shopping and farm-to-table dining, visit Whitman Mission National Historic Site for a dose of local history, and enjoy outdoor time at Bennington Lake or nearby trails in the Blue Mountains. Weekend trips to the Columbia River Gorge and the Tri-Cities are easy, and local farmers markets and seasonal festivals give you plenty to do when you’re off shift.

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