Acute Care, Arterial Lines, Cardiac Monitoring, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Code Blue, Critical Care, Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Emergency Nursing, Healthcare, Identify Issues, Intensive Care, Leadership, Logistics, Medications, PCI, Paint Shop Pro Tubes, Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Registered Nurse (RN), Swan-Ganz Catheter, Telemetry, Telephone Skills, Titration, Ventilator
Registered Nurse - ICU
Location: Prescott, AZ
Start Date: 05-11-2026
End Date: 08-10-2026
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Shift Type: Nights, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM; 12-hour night shifts; schedule posted 4 weeks in advance; weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts per pay period (weekend nights typically Fri-Sat); every-other-week (eow) night rotation; float rotation to PCU/MST/EC ICU/PCU as needed
Hours per Week: 36
Candidate Pay Rate: $64.5 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-acuity critical care nursing for ICU/CVICU/PCU patients, including post-op cardiac and COVID patients
- Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms and telemetry strips; act decisively on dysrhythmias and STEMI/PCI events
- Manage ventilators, assist with troubleshooting and weaning, and support intubations using Glidescope adjuncts
- Interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs) and apply findings to ventilator and medication adjustments
- Titrate vasoactive drips, sedatives, paralytics and other critical care infusions safely and per protocol
- Care for invasive devices: arterial lines, Swan-Ganz catheters, chest tubes, EVDs, and post-op surgical drains
- Operate and collaborate on CRRT (Prismaflex), IABP, Impella and VAD care when indicated
- Serve in rapid response and code blue teams as needed; provide leadership support when acting as charge