Location: Atlanta, GA

Start Date: 03-02-2026

End Date: 04-25-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating shifts, assigned schedule that includes days, nights and weekends (must be willing to work assigned shifts; no block schedules)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $47 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 expert, high-acuity nursing care for trauma, surgical, neuro/spinal and spinal cord injury patients
• Perform thorough, safe patient handoffs with ED and admitting units to ensure continuity of care
• Collaborate with support techs, phlebotomists and unit staff to deliver efficient, patient-centered care
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in EPIC for clinical and legal continuity
• Manage patient assignments safely within the unit model (patient ratio noted as 5:1)
• Respond effectively to acute changes in patient condition and escalate as needed
• Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and support recovery goals for complex patients

Qualifications

• BLS required
• ACLS preferred
• EPIC experience required
• Minimum 2 years experience in trauma, surgical or high-acuity specialty care (neuro/spinal experience strongly preferred)
• Comfort working with high-acuity populations including gun shot trauma, quadriplegia and paraplegia cases
• Proven ability to perform effective patient handoffs and communicate with ED/admitting teams

Knowledge & Skills

• High-acuity and trauma nursing best practices
• Surgical and neuro/spinal patient management
• Effective patient handoff processes and interdisciplinary communication
• Familiarity with EPIC documentation workflows
• Ability to work within a 5:1 patient ratio and coordinate with unit support staff
• Experience collaborating with phlebotomists and unit secretaries for smooth operations

Benefits

• Comfortable housing stipend and travel support to make your assignment easy and focused on care
• Medical, dental and vision options so you can stay healthy while you care for others
• 401K retirement savings plan to help you plan for the future
• Comprehensive licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Paid time off to recharge between high-acuity assignments
• Professional development and continuing education support to grow your specialty skills
• A supportive team environment with experienced techs, phlebotomists and unit staff
• Flexible scheduling support from staffing coordinators who get the realities of travel nursing

Travel Perks: Explore Atlanta, GA

Explore Atlanta between shifts: visit the Georgia Aquarium and World of Coca-Cola, stroll or bike the Atlanta BeltLine, relax in Piedmont Park or Centennial Olympic Park, and dive into history at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park or the Atlanta History Center. Food lovers will enjoy a booming restaurant scene across Midtown, Inman Park and Buckhead. For quick day trips, Stone Mountain offers outdoor recreation and scenic views, and the nearby North Georgia mountains are great for a weekend escape.

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