Location: Phoenix, AZ

Start Date: 02-09-2026

End Date: 05-11-2026

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM or 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM (10-hour day shifts); occasional Saturdays 1-2 per month; day shift

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $63 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 safe, high-quality pre-op and PACU care for interventional radiology patients
• Recover patients after conscious sedation and general anesthesia with vigilant monitoring
• Collaborate with IR techs, CT, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound techs to coordinate efficient case flow
• Manage vascular access needs including PICC support and work with the VAT team for difficult starts
• Chart accurately and timely in Cerner to ensure clear communication across disciplines
• Serve as charge nurse when assigned, guiding the team and ensuring patient safety
• Support complex body IR procedures such as chemoembolization, Y-90, ablations, biopsies, and angiograms

Qualifications

• Active RN license (able to submit)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• Level I trauma experience required
• Experience in Interventional Radiology or ICU with IR experience
• BLS and ACLS required; PALS preferred
• Experience with pre-op/PACU and post-anesthesia recovery
• Comfortable with telemetry and ventilator management as needed
• Familiarity with Cerner or similar EMR

Education

• Active RN license (required)
• BSN preferred but not required

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong knowledge of IR procedures and body interventional cases
• Skilled in pre-op assessment and PACU-style recovery
• Ability to recognize and intervene for sedation and anesthesia-related complications
• Proficient in vascular access techniques and post-procedure monitoring
• Solid telemetry and ventilator management skills
• Good clinical judgment in high-acuity, outpatient and inpatient mixes
• Team-player communication with physicians, techs, RT, and pharmacy

Benefits

• Scrubs provided on site so you can roll in and focus on patients, not laundry
• Structured orientation (2 shifts / 12 hours) to set you up for success
• Work within a multidisciplinary team with RT and pharmacy available 24/7
• Chance to function as charge nurse and expand leadership skills
• Predictable weekday schedule with most shifts Mon-Fri
• Level I trauma environment — meaningful, high-acuity experience
• Support from IV teams (VAT / SWAT) for difficult lines and PICCs
• Cerner charting — join a tech-enabled workflow

Travel Perks: Explore Phoenix, AZ

Explore Phoenix between shifts: hike Camelback Mountain or Papago Park for stunning city views, wander the Desert Botanical Garden, visit the Phoenix Art Museum, catch a Cardinals or Suns game depending on the season, enjoy vibrant downtown dining and craft breweries, or take weekend trips to Sedona and the Grand Canyon for unforgettable desert scenery.

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