Location: Dallas, TX

Start Date: 04-11-2025

End Date: 07-11-2025

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating nights, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM (12-hour night shifts). Schedule includes night coverage and requires working at least 4 weekends per schedule period; overnight/NOC focus.

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $46 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-quality, patient-centered critical care in a 16-bed neuro/medical ICU, maintaining a typical 2:1 patient ratio
• Perform and manage advanced ICU procedures such as central line and arterial line placement and intubation, following unit protocols
• Care for patients with external ventricular drains (EVD) in collaboration with core staff and the neuro team
• Monitor and interpret complex hemodynamic data to make timely clinical interventions
• Document thoroughly and accurately in the EMR (Meditech) to ensure continuity of care
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, respiratory therapy and ancillary services to optimize patient outcomes
• Teach, coach and support colleagues and patients' families with compassion and clear communication

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid for practice in the assignment state
• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required, neuro or oncology ICU experience preferred
• Current ACLS certification required
• Proven competency with critical care procedures (central line, arterial line, intubation); EVD care experience is a plus
• Comfortable using Meditech or similar EMR systems; strong clinical documentation skills
• Team player mindset with accountability and strong communication skills

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong critical care clinical judgment and ability to manage complex ICU patients
• Familiarity with ICU equipment and monitoring (ventilators, hemodynamic monitors, infusion pumps)
• Airway management and ventilator basics for intubated patients
• Skill with vascular access management including central and arterial lines
• Experience with neuro ICU patient needs including EVD monitoring and care
• Proficient documentation in Meditech or equivalent EMR
• Excellent teamwork, situational awareness and effective communication under pressure

Benefits

• Generous travel nurse support including housing guidance and relocation assistance when needed
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage options to keep you healthy
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to simplify your move and paperwork
• Paid time off so you can recharge between shifts
• Access to a supportive ICU team that values your skills and wellbeing
• Continuing education support to help you grow clinically and professionally
• Referral program to reward you for bringing great teammates onboard
• Peer mentorship and strong clinical leadership in a high-acuity unit

Travel Perks: Explore Dallas, TX

Explore Dallas in your off time: stroll Klyde Warren Park and the Dallas Arts District, visit the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, relax at White Rock Lake, and enjoy the culinary scene in Deep Ellum and the Bishop Arts District. Sports fans can catch Cowboys, Mavericks or Stars games nearby, and weekend getaways to Fort Worth, Austin or the Texas Hill Country are within easy driving distance.

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