Registered Nurse - ICU
Location: Dallas, TX
Start Date: 05-11-2025
End Date: 08-10-2025
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Shift Type: Rotating nights (primarily 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM), 12-hour night shifts; schedule varies and includes at least four weekends per schedule period
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 compassionate, high-quality critical care to adult ICU patients and their families
- Manage ventilators and perform intubation-related care with confidence and precision
- Perform central line and arterial line care and monitoring to maintain patient safety
- Assess patients continuously and respond to changes in condition with timely interventions
- Document patient care and clinical decisions accurately in Meditech EMR
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, and the interdisciplinary team for coordinated care
- Help maintain unit standards and infection control practices to protect patients and staff
- Support and mentor peers while floating to BMT and PCU as needed
Qualifications
- Active RN license in good standing (state licensure required for practice)
- Minimum 1 year of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience
- ACLS certification required
- Comfortable and experienced with ventilator management, intubation, central and arterial line care
- Familiarity with Meditech EMR preferred
- Ability to work nights and at least four weekends per schedule period
- Team player with strong communication skills and a caring, accountable approach
Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program (ASN/ADN or BSN preferred)
Knowledge & Skills
- Critical care nursing and ICU patient assessment
- Ventilator and advanced airway management
- Central line and arterial line maintenance and monitoring
- Experience with Meditech electronic medical records
- Ability to work in fast-paced, high-acuity environments
- Strong teamwork, accountability, and patient-centered care mindset
- Comfort working across specialty areas such as Oncology, Neuro, BMT and PCU
Benefits
- Generous housing stipend and travel reimbursement to make your move easy and comfy
- Medical, dental & vision coverage so you can stay healthy while helping others
- Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
- Professional development and continuing education support to grow your ICU skills
- A supportive team that values YOU and welcomes experienced critical care nurses
- Referral bonus program to reward you for referring colleagues
- Flexible scheduling options on a 13-week travel assignment to fit your life
- Access to employee resources and peer support for clinical and personal wellbeing
Travel Perks: Explore Dallas, TX
Dallas is a vibrant city with plenty to explore on your days off. Stroll the Dallas Arts District and visit the Perot Museum, relax at Klyde Warren Park, enjoy live music and murals in Deep Ellum, or discover unique shops and restaurants in the Bishop Arts District. Sports and entertainment are always nearby with professional teams and concert venues. For a quick getaway, Fort Worth, Grapevine wine country, and scenic lakes like Lake Texoma are within easy driving distance. Great food, museums, parks and big-city energy await when you’re not at the bedside.
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - ICU? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
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