Location: Seattle, WA

Start Date: 02-09-2026

End Date: 05-11-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day, 4x10 (10:30 AM - 9:00 PM), 4 days per week (days vary)

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $55 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 thorough pre-op assessments for inpatients and outpatients to ensure safe surgical care
• Deliver Phase II recovery care, monitor patients, and finalize safe discharge home
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and promptly manage dysrhythmias using established protocols
• Administer medications including narcotics and reversal agents with careful pain assessment
• Educate patients and families on pre-op instructions, post-op care, and discharge plans
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiology, and the perioperative team to coordinate care
• Document all care accurately and efficiently in Epic and other required charting systems
• Float within the service line as needed, bringing flexibility and teamwork to unit needs

Qualifications

• Active RN license (compact licenses honored by Swedish facilities) — must be eligible to work in WA
• Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience (perioperative/pre-op/recovery) — travel experience required
• No first-time travelers accepted; previous travel assignments or separation rules apply per facility
• Epic charting experience required
• BLS required; ACLS preferred
• Comfortable with monitored anesthesia care, conscious sedation, nerve blocks and airway support (CPAP/BiPAP) as encountered
• Able to manage patient ratios consistent with unit expectations (Days 1:2, Nights 1:3)
• Willingness to float within the service line and cover a variety of surgical case types

Knowledge & Skills

• Pre-op assessment and education for both inpatients and outpatients
• Phase II recovery and discharge planning
• Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia recognition/management
• Experience with ENT, General Surgery, Gyn, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Urology and related cases
• Familiarity with conscious sedation, MAC, nerve blocks and airway support (CPAP/BiPAP)
• Medication administration including narcotics/opioid analgesics and reversal agents
• Epic electronic charting and accurate clinical documentation
• Ability to teach patients and families and to collaborate within interdisciplinary teams

Benefits

• Scrubs provided and a supportive perioperative team that values your skills
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement and help with Epic access
• Travel reimbursement and housing support options for contract nurses
• Generous paid time off and a clear orientation (40 hours) to set you up for success
• Medical, Dental & Vision options through the agency partner
• 401K retirement savings plan and retirement guidance (through placement agency)
• Referral bonus program and opportunities to build lasting professional connections
• A collaborative environment where your clinical judgment and growth are encouraged

Travel Perks: Explore Seattle, WA

Explore Seattle’s iconic sights on your time off: stroll Pike Place Market and the waterfront, take in views from the Space Needle, or wander the Museum of Pop Culture and Seattle Art Museum. Nature lovers can day-trip to Mt. Rainier, hike Discovery Park or Rattlesnake Ledge, ride the ferry to Bainbridge Island for waterfront dining, or head to Snoqualmie for skiing and scenic trails. Plenty of great coffee shops, diverse restaurants, and live music venues make for enjoyable evenings after shifts.

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