Location: Windsor, VT

Start Date: 01-26-2026

End Date: 04-27-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: 12-hour night shifts (night), 36-hour guarantee; schedule varies and may include weekends. Exact start/end times set by facility (night coverage).

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

• Coordinate total nursing care for patients across Med-Surg and inpatient rehab
• Serve as backup Charge Nurse when asked, providing leadership and supervision
• Provide meaningful patient and family teaching to support recovery and discharge goals
• Collaborate with ancillary staff and the multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of care
• Document and chart accurately in Cerner EMR
• Support unit operations while maintaining nurse-to-patient ratio expectations (approximately 1:4–1:5)
• Adhere to facility attendance and call-off policies to ensure reliable patient coverage

Qualifications

• Active RN license — Vermont or Compact licensure accepted (must be uploaded to profile)
• Minimum 2 years recent Med-Surg and Rehab nursing experience (required)
• Charge RN experience (required)
• Previous travel nursing experience of at least 3 months (required)
• Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications (required)
• Supervisory signed reference from within the past two years (required)
• BSN strongly preferred
• Must have own vehicle (small community without public transport) and reside more than 50 miles from facility to qualify as a traveler
• Include permanent address and any requested time off (RTO) at time of submission

Education

• BSN (strongly preferred)

Knowledge & Skills

• Med-Surg nursing best practices
• Inpatient rehabilitation nursing principles
• Charge nurse duties and unit leadership
• Proficiency with Cerner EMR
• Patient and family education techniques
• Team coordination and collaboration with ancillary services
• Time management and adaptability on 12-hour night shifts

Benefits

• A supportive team that values YOU and your clinical leadership
• Paid orientation and a smooth onboarding process to get you comfortable in Cerner
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement support for required credentials
• Opportunities for professional growth and charge nurse leadership experience
• Work-life clarity: required time-off requests must be declared at submission to keep schedules predictable
• A close-knit community hospital environment where your work directly impacts patients
• Flexible scheduling within facility guidelines and predictable expectations (no block scheduling)
• A role that builds both Med-Surg and inpatient rehab skills

Travel Perks: Explore Windsor, VT

Explore Vermont’s outdoor playground — hiking, cross-country skiing, and scenic drives are minutes away. Downtown Windsor offers quaint shops, iconic diners, and a local Smokehouse praised for regional bacon. The hospital is centrally located with easy weekend road trips: roughly a 3-hour drive to Boston, Montreal, or New York for a city escape.

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