Cerebral Vascular Accident, Cerner, Critical Care, Electrocardiogram, Emergency Nursing, Healthcare, Intensive Care, Logistics, Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, Neurology, Nursing, Patient Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Team Player, Telemetry, Telephone Skills, Ventilator
Registered Nurse - Neuro ICU
Location: Carmichael, CA
Start Date: 04-28-2026
End Date: 07-28-2026
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Shift Type: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 6:45 PM - 6:45 AM (night), every other weekend, rotating holidays, self-scheduling with schedule posted 4 weeks out
Hours per Week: 36
Candidate Pay Rate: $78 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 nursing care to Neuro ICU patients, including post-op craniotomy and neuro interventional cases
- Manage ventilators and complex hemodynamic needs with close collaboration with RT and intensivists
- Perform accurate telemetry and EKG strip interpretation for acute neurological events
- Serve as charge nurse when assigned, coordinating patient flow and providing break coverage
- Work with the stroke team to implement rapid assessment and evidence-based stroke care
- Document patient care in Cerner and communicate concise bedside reports at shift change
- Support unit safety by using nurse aides and sitters effectively for patient monitoring