Location: Kealakekua, Hawaii

Start Date: 12-01-2025

End Date: 03-23-2026

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour day or night shifts (exact start/end times vary by unit), 72 hours every two weeks; day and night shift availability (12-hour rotating schedule)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $74 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 critical care to adult ICU patients, maintaining required patient ratios (typically 2:1, 1:1 when indicated)
• Deliver safe care during Med/Surg overflow events when patient ratios may temporarily change
• Serve as charge nurse when assigned, coordinating the shift and ensuring smooth operations (additional $2.00/hour differential)
• Closely monitor hemodynamics, ventilator settings, and other complex therapies to optimize patient outcomes
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify and escalate unstable pediatric patients for higher level care
• Float to other departments as needed to support patient care without carrying a full team of patients
• Contribute to a minimum staffing model (at least three nurses per shift) and help maintain a safe ICU environment

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (state licensure required)
• PALS certification required (must be current)
• Experience or strong background in critical care/Adult ICU nursing
• Comfort with typical ICU patient ratios (2:1; 1:1 when indicated) and managing occasional Med/Surg overflow
• Ability to perform charge nurse duties when assigned and to float to support other departments

Education

• Active RN licensure (Associate or Bachelor of Science in Nursing acceptable; BSN preferred where applicable)
• Current PALS certification

Knowledge & Skills

• Critical care nursing fundamentals and advanced monitoring (hemodynamics, ventilators, vasoactive drips)
• Triage and escalation of care for unstable patients and safe transfer procedures for pediatric cases
• Familiarity with managing adult ICU patient loads and adjusting care during overflow situations
• Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills for charge and floating duties
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts reliably on day or night rotations

Benefits

• Competitive pay with an extra $2.00/hour when assigned charge nurse duties — your leadership is rewarded
• Meaningful, consistent 12-hour shift schedule (72 hours every two weeks) to help you plan life outside work
• Work on a tight-knit 9-bed adult ICU team with a minimum of three nurses per shift — real teamwork, real support
• Opportunities to float and broaden your skills across departments without taking a full team of patients
• Provide high-acuity care in an ICU setting with support for safe transfers of unstable pediatric patients
• A role that values certifications — PALS is required and recognized
• A supportive environment where critical care expertise and professional growth are encouraged
• Referral and recognition programs to reward great teammates

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