Registered Nurse - Acute Rehab
Location: Fayetteville, NC
Start Date: 12-29-2025
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Shift Type: Friday-Monday, 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM (Mid/Evening), 4x8s with every-other-week 12-hour shifts; mid 5x8 option 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM, rotating weekends (every other weekend)
Hours per Week: 43
Candidate Pay Rate: $52 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, patient-centered nursing care in an acute inpatient rehab setting
- Perform and manage IV therapy, start and maintain IVs, and care for PICC lines and ports
- Administer blood and blood products per facility protocols
- Deliver tracheostomy care and respiratory support including suctioning and incentive spirometry
- Manage feeding tubes and PEG care, including swallow precautions and thickened liquids
- Assess and prevent wounds and pressure ulcers with timely interventions
- Teach patients and families about disease management, mobility, and safe discharge planning
- Collaborate with PT, RT, pharmacy, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient recovery
- Document thoroughly and accurately in Epic to maintain continuity of care
- Respond to rapid response events and escalate care when needed
Qualifications
- Active RN license or ability to obtain NC RN license prior to start
- Minimum 4 years of nursing experience, acute inpatient rehab experience strongly preferred
- BLS certification required or preferred by facility
- Proven skills in IV therapy, central line/PICC care, and administration of blood products
- Experience with tracheostomy care, suctioning, incentive spirometry, and oxygen therapy
- Experience with feeding tube/PEG management and swallow precautions
- Comfortable using Epic for charting and clinical documentation
- Ability to float within scope to meet facility needs and work rotating weekends
Education
- ADN or BSN in Nursing; BSN preferred
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong patient assessment and teaching skills
- Wound and pressure ulcer assessment and prevention
- Mobility assistance and safe patient transfers
- Familiarity with assistive devices and mobilization techniques
- Cardiac and endocrine medication knowledge including anticoagulants and insulin protocols
- Neurological condition management (CVA, TBI, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's)
- Suture and staple removal
- Infection prevention and isolation precautions
Benefits
- Competitive weekly pay to reward your hard work
- Generous housing stipend to make your travel stay comfortable
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage options
- 401K retirement savings plan to build your future
- Life insurance for peace of mind
- Paid time off so you can recharge between contracts
- Travel reimbursement and mileage support
- Licensure assistance and reimbursement to help you get credentialed
- Referral bonus program to reward teammates you bring aboard
- A supportive interdisciplinary team that values YOU
Travel Perks: Explore Fayetteville, NC
Explore Fayetteville and the surrounding Sandhills while on contract: visit the Airborne & Special Operations Museum and learn about military history at nearby Fort Liberty, stroll the Cape Fear Botanical Garden or the Cape Fear River Trail for peaceful outdoor time, enjoy local restaurants and breweries in Historic Downtown Fayetteville, take a day trip to Wilmington beaches or to Pinehurst for world-class golf, and catch community events and farmers markets for weekend fun.
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Acute Rehab? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
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