Location: Grand Island, NE

Start Date: 12-15-2025

End Date: 03-16-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour shifts (Day: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM; Night: 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM). Schedule assigned by unit; weekend requirement every other weekend; holidays as needed. Shift type: rotating (day/night).

Hours per Week: 36 hrs per week

Candidate Pay Rate: $64.67/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 stepdown/PCU nursing care for patients from young adult to geriatric
• Continuously monitor telemetry and interpret strips to detect changes early
• Titrate drips safely (Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, Insulin) and administer IV medications as ordered
• Perform focused patient assessments and respond to acute changes including STEMI and stroke care
• Manage ventilatory support devices such as BiPAP and high-flow therapies (Airvo)
• Collaborate with CNAs, RTs, charge nurses and interdisciplinary team to coordinate care and patient flow
• Lead bedside report, hourly rounding and thorough documentation in EPIC
• Support admissions, discharges and transfers during busy flow periods

Qualifications

• Valid RN license (able to submit for state licensure)
• Minimum 2 years of acute care/stepdown or telemetry nursing experience
• BSN required
• Current BLS and ACLS required
• NIHSS certification required (for stroke care competency)
• Experience with EPIC charting preferred
• Driver's license at time of submittal (radius rule applies)
• Ability to pass orientation pass/fail exam with ≥90% (open-book skills exam)

Education

• BSN (required)

Knowledge & Skills

• Telemetry monitoring and strip interpretation
• Titration of vasoactive and antiarrhythmic drips
• IV medication administration including IV antibiotics and insulin
• Acute cardiac care (STEMI, CHF, chest pain) and stroke protocols
• Patient assessment and management of multisystem failure
• Ventilatory support knowledge (BiPAP, high-flow devices like Airvo)
• Strong teamwork, communication, and patient-experience focus

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay to keep you excited on payday
• Generous housing stipend (typical for travel assignments)
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage options to keep you healthy
• 401(k) retirement savings plan to help you plan ahead
• Life insurance to protect what matters
• Paid Time Off so you can recharge between assignments
• Travel reimbursement and licensure assistance to make relocation easy
• Referral bonus program — bring a friend and reap rewards
• A supportive team that values your skills and personality

Travel Perks: Explore Grand Island, NE

Explore Grand Island: visit the Great Platte River Road Archway and the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer for local history, enjoy outdoor time at Merritt Reservoir and nearby state recreation areas, and spot Sandhill Cranes and other birds along the Platte River during migration seasons. Charming local dining, small-town festivals and easy weekend drives to larger Nebraska hubs make this a great place to work and play between shifts.

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