Location: Centennial, CO

Start Date: 02-23-2026

End Date: 05-25-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM (schedule set in 6-week blocks); includes 6-9 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule; may require floating throughout a 60-mile zone

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $64 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

• Lead and coordinate patient care as the charge nurse across mixed ICU populations
• Provide high-acuity critical care for MICU, SICU, TICU and CVICU patients
• Manage advanced therapies including CRRT, IABP, Impella and ventilator support
• Safely titrate critical drips (pressors, sedation, paralytics, antiarrhythmics, heparin, insulin)
• Interpret telemetry and independently manage cardiac monitoring without tech support
• Respond to codes and rapid responses and provide calm, decisive leadership
• Float between units and sister facilities as needed to ensure excellent patient care
• Document accurately and efficiently in EPIC and participate in unit communication

Qualifications

• Active RN license eligible for submission in Colorado
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience plus prior charge nurse experience
• If you are a first-time travel nurse: 3+ years of ICU experience and EPIC experience required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, TNCC
• Comfortable titrating critical drips and managing advanced ventilator modalities
• Prior travel experience preferred but not required

Education

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• BSN not required but may be preferred

Knowledge & Skills

• Proven critical care nursing skills: CRRT, IABP, Impella management
• Ventilator management including vents, CPAP, BiPAP and high flow
• Telemetry interpretation and independent rhythm recognition
• Titration of critical drips and familiarity with common ICU medication infusions
• Charge nurse leadership, triage and team coordination
• EPIC charting and clinical documentation best practices
• Ability to float across acuity levels and adapt to varying unit workflows

Benefits

• Supportive team environment where your critical care skills are valued
• Week of in-state orientation with a preceptor to get you confident and comfortable
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week to help you plan your life outside of work
• Opportunities to expand your ICU skill set — CRRT, IABP, Impella, advanced ventilator management
• Flexible scheduling within 6-week blocks so you can balance work and play
• Travel support and resources to help with logistics and getting settled
• Professional growth: lead as a charge nurse and gain leadership experience
• Work with EPIC charting — great for building marketable documentation skills

Travel Perks: Explore Centennial, CO

Centennial sits in the Denver metro with quick access to outdoor adventures and city life. Explore Roxborough State Park for dramatic red-rock hiking, enjoy nearby Cherry Creek and Southlands for shopping and dining, catch a live show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre or take a short drive into Denver for museums, breweries and sports. Weekend ski day-trips to front range resorts are doable when you crave fresh powder.

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