Anticoagulant, Behavioral Health, Best Practices, Cross-Functional, Healthcare, Logistics, Medical Billing, Nursing, Orthopedics, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Surgical Procedures, Telemetry, Telephone Skills, Wound Care
Location: Council Bluffs, IA
Start Date: 05-11-2026
End Date: 08-10-2026
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Shift Type: 12-hour nights, 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM, self-scheduling; every third weekend required (Friday & Saturday for nights); rotating with occasional float to PCU and McDermott (behavioral health)
Hours per Week: 36
Candidate Pay Rate: $66 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
- Deliver high-quality, compassionate nursing care to Med-Surg and Orthopedics patients
- Perform hourly rounding and provide clear, patient-centered bedside shift reports
- Administer and monitor IV infusions, antibiotics, anticoagulants and narcotics safely
- Assess patients, monitor telemetry and intervene or escalate as appropriate
- Provide wound care and support recovery for surgical patients (total knees/hips, shoulder replacements, fractures)
- Document care accurately and efficiently in EPIC
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team including charge nurses and patient care techs to maintain safe ratios
- Float to PCU and behavioral health when needed, applying de-escalation and behavioral health best practices
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