Location: Asheville, NC

Start Date: 02-16-2026

End Date: 05-18-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night shift (overnight), 6:45 PM - 7:15 AM; rotating schedule with nights and weekends (in a 6-week schedule you will work 3 weekends)

Hours per Week: 36

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 high-acuity nursing care to PICU patients, delivering compassionate, patient-centered care
• Manage ventilators and advanced respiratory support to stabilize critically ill children
• Perform hemodynamic monitoring and respond to changes in patient status quickly and confidently
• Carry out procedures such as IV starts, central line dressing changes, trach care, tube feeding/placement and ICP monitoring
• Document patient care accurately and efficiently in Cerner
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams — physicians, respiratory therapists, techs and families — to coordinate care plans
• Educate families and caregivers on care needs, equipment and discharge planning
• Maintain clinical competencies and participate in unit-based quality and safety initiatives

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• PALS certification (required)
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience with at least 1 year of PICU experience (per unit requirements)
• Demonstrated competency with ventilator management and hemodynamic monitoring
• Experience with Cerner documentation and using Alaris pumps
• Comfort floating to Pediatrics and NICU as needed

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong pediatric critical care knowledge (PICU practices and patient ratios 1:1–1:2)
• Ventilator management and respiratory care skills
• Hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation
• Skilled with IV starts, central line care, tracheostomy care and tube feedings
• Familiarity with ICP monitoring and managing neurologically complex patients
• Proficient in Cerner electronic documentation and using Alaris infusion pumps
• Teamwork, clear communication with families and crisis management

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend to help you settle into Asheville quickly
• Medical, dental & vision coverage to keep you and your family healthy
• 401K retirement savings plan so you can save while you serve
• Life insurance and basic protections for peace of mind
• Paid time off to recharge after intense PICU rotations
• Travel reimbursement and support for contract logistics
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement to make paperwork painless
• Referral bonus program — bring awesome teammates and get rewarded
• A supportive, collaborative team that truly values YOU

Travel Perks: Explore Asheville, NC

Asheville is a gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains — think epic hiking on the Blue Ridge Parkway and Pisgah National Forest, scenic drives and waterfalls, and cozy mountain vistas. Explore the historic Biltmore Estate and gardens, wander the vibrant River Arts District, sample an incredible local brewery scene, enjoy live music and farm-to-table dining downtown, or take weekend trips to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Perfect for outdoorsy weekends and food-and-arts city breaks alike.

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