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NP
Location: Tacoma, WA
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM (typical daytime schedule; not strict shift — some days may run longer); Rotating coverage including evenings, nights and weekend surgeries; 24-hour on-call pager coverage; 1:4 weekend call and call every 6th night and every 6th weekend
Hours per Week: 40
Candidate Pay Rate: $196 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
- Perform thorough pre-operative and post-operative patient evaluations and treatments
- Serve as OR first assist for coronary artery bypass, valve procedures and aortic reconstructions
- Support robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries, VATS and minimally invasive valve procedures
- Manage ICU and step-down unit patients including daily rounds and discharge planning
- Respond to emergent floor procedures such as chest tube insertions and arterial line placement
- Provide weekend patient rounds and coverage for evening, night and weekend surgeries
- Carry 24-hour pager coverage as scheduled and participate in clinic wound checks and walk-in/urgent visits
- Collaborate with attending surgeons and multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes
Qualifications
- Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) — ability to obtain or hold Washington state privileges and complete credentialing paperwork within required timelines
- Demonstrated experience as a cardiothoracic surgery APP or equivalent OR first-assist experience
- Comfort managing postoperative cardiac and thoracic inpatients and ICU/step-down care
- Experience with EPIC or similar EMR for documentation and order entry
- Familiarity with robotic-assisted thoracic procedures (DaVinci) strongly preferred given case mix
- Ability to carry and respond to a 24-hour pager and participate in rotating weekend/night coverage
- Willingness to complete credentialing application within 10 days of kick-off (credentialing timeframe ~90 days)
Education
- Nurse Practitioner certification/degree (NP) appropriate to clinical practice and state licensure
Knowledge & Skills
- Pre- and post-operative evaluation and perioperative patient management
- OR first assist techniques for CABG, valve surgery and aortic procedures
- Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery and VATS workflow and perioperative needs
- Endoscopic vein harvest and open radial artery harvest familiarity
- ICU and step-down patient management, including ventilator and hemodynamic monitoring basics
- Procedural skills: chest tube insertion, arterial line placement and emergent floor procedures
- On-call and pager management with triage and escalation judgment
- Proficiency with EPIC documentation and coordination with multidisciplinary teams
Benefits
- Malpractice coverage is included — one less thing to worry about while you focus on patient care
- Preferred lodging arrangements (example: downtown hotels near the hospital) to make travel easier
- Credentialing support with a clear 90-day timeframe and a quick 10-day kick-off requirement
- A collaborative team of surgeons, RNs and mid-level colleagues who value your expertise
- Opportunity to work with advanced technologies including DaVinci robotic systems and EPIC
- Meaningful case volume (cardiac and thoracic) that keeps your skills sharp and impactful
- Full-time 1.0 FTE role providing stable, consistent clinical hours and patient continuity
- Supportive perioperative and inpatient staff to help you deliver excellent care
Travel Perks: Explore Tacoma, WA
Explore Tacoma’s waterfront and parks: enjoy Point Defiance Park with its trails and scenic views, visit the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, and check out the Museum of Glass and LeMay - America’s Car Museum. Stroll the Proctor and Old Town neighborhoods for local eateries and coffee shops. Quick day trips include nearby Seattle (about 30–40 minutes north) for city attractions and ferry connections, and access to Mount Rainier and Puget Sound for hiking and weekend outdoor adventures.
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Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
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