Location: Prescott, AZ

Start Date: 05-11-2026

End Date: 08-10-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM), rotating nights with required weekend coverage (typically 4 weekend shifts per pay period). Schedules posted 4 weeks in advance; first-to-float on nights and may float to PCU/MST/EC as needed.

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $60 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 to CVICU/MS ICU/PCU patients, delivering safe, evidence-based nursing at the bedside
• Continuously monitor cardiac rhythms and interpret EKGs/ABGs to guide timely interventions
• Manage complex ventilator care — wean, troubleshoot and collaborate with RT when needed
• Titrate vasoactive drips, sedatives and paralytics per protocols to maintain hemodynamic stability
• Operate and care for advanced devices (CRRT/Prismaflex, IABP, Impella, VADs, TAVR) when assigned
• Perform procedures and device management including chest tubes, arterial lines, Swan-Ganz catheters and EVDs
• Act as a skilled respondent for rapid response and code blue situations as part of the unit team
• Chart accurately in Cerner and monitor telemetry (Nihon Kohden), reading strips and managing alarms

Qualifications

• Active RN license eligible to practice in Arizona (or compact RN privileges as applicable)
• Minimum ~2 years of recent critical care/ICU nursing experience preferred
• Current BLS and ACLS required prior to start
• Strong EKG interpretation and dysrhythmia recognition skills — must pass the required dysrhythmia exam (80% within two attempts) before contract signing
• Experience with ventilator weaning/troubleshooting and ABG interpretation
• Comfort titrating critical care drips (pressors, sedation, antiarrhythmics, anticoagulation infusions)
• Preferred experience with CRRT (Prismaflex) and IABP; open-heart/post-op cardiac experience a plus
• Able to float to PCU/MST/EC ICU and work nights/weekends as required
• Must meet the radius rule and provider eligibility: candidates may not have been full time/part time/PRN with any CommonSpirit facility (including CHI/Dignity) within the past year

Education

• Active RN license (associate degree or diploma acceptable; BSN not required)
• BLS and ACLS certifications required prior to start
• Unit-specific orientation: 8 hours general hospital orientation plus two 12-hour unit shifts with preceptor/buddy (additional checkoffs for specialty skills as needed)

Knowledge & Skills

• Critical care fundamentals: ventilator management, ABG interpretation, titration of drips
• Advanced cardiac monitoring and rhythm identification (EKG/dysrhythmia recognition)
• Hands-on experience with CRRT/Prismaflex and other renal replacement therapies
• Device knowledge: IABP, Impella, VADs, TAVR, Swan-Ganz, arterial lines, chest tubes, EVDs
• Familiarity with telemetry monitoring systems (Nihon Kohden) and Cerner electronic charting
• Airway adjunct familiarity including Glidescope, HFNC, Vapotherm, BiPAP/CPAP
• Ability to perform manual proning and high-acuity post-operative cardiac care

Benefits

• Supportive team culture where your critical care skills are valued
• Structured orientation and dedicated preceptor time to set you up for success
• Opportunities to work with advanced cardiac support technologies (Impella, IABP, VADs, TAVR)
• Professional development and skill checkoffs for CRRT, open heart surgery, and other specialty areas
• Flexible scheduling features — some self-scheduling and ability to request trades
• Comprehensive clinical exposure across CVICU, MS ICU and PCU — great for sharpening your critical care resume
• Work with intensivists and multidisciplinary teams 24/7 — strong clinical support
• A team that respects professional scrubs (any professional color — navy coming in October!)

Travel Perks: Explore Prescott, AZ

Explore Prescott’s charming historic downtown and Courthouse Plaza (great for weekend coffee breaks and local eats), stroll or kayak at Watson Lake and the Granite Dells for beautiful rock formations and sunsets, and enjoy miles of hiking and mountain biking in Prescott National Forest. Whiskey Row offers a taste of local history and nightlife, and you’re just a scenic drive away from Sedona’s red rocks or day trips toward the Grand Canyon — perfect for making days off adventurous.

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