Registered Nurse - Surgical ICU (SICU)

Registered Nurse - Surgical ICU (SICU)

Location: Carmichael, CA

Start Date: 10-13-2026

End Date: 01-19-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 6:45 PM - 7:15 AM, every other weekend, rotating holidays, self-scheduling available

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $73.50 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 expert critical care to surgical ICU patients recovering from complex vascular, thoracic, and abdominal procedures
• Monitor and interpret EKG strips and telemetry, acting quickly on any change in condition
• Manage ventilators, CRRT, and ECMO support alongside a collaborative intensivist and hospitalist team
• Perform thorough patient assessments and bedside reporting that keeps the whole care team on the same page
• Handle line placements and post operative recoveries including fem-pop, EVAR, VAT, and open belly surgeries
• Partner with charge nurses, safety attendants, respiratory therapy, and 24/7 pharmacy to keep every shift running smoothly
• Float to other Sacramento facilities when needed and adapt confidently to a new unit
• Jump in for extra shifts and trade with teammates through the self-scheduling system

Qualifications

• Active California RN license in good standing
• 2 or more years of ICU experience, with surgical ICU background strongly preferred
• Experience with CEA, fem-pop, EVAR, laparotomies, and thoracic surgery patients
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications through AHA
• Comfortable with Cerner charting and reading EKG strips
• Two supervisory references required at submittal, one within the last 12 months and one within the last 3 years
• Copy of your driver's license at submittal so your legal name matches your profile exactly
• Candidates must not have been directly employed by CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facilities within the past year
• DYS exam through UNA completed prior to signing the contract, with results submitted within 24 to 48 hours

Education

• Trauma Level: 2
• Charting System: Cerner
• Unit Notes: need 2 sup refs from modality submitting to (charge accepted) at submittal
• 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked
• Copy of the DL is needed at time of submittal to validate legal name - Pulse must reflect the name on a gov't issued ID - no middle initial or middle name

Knowledge & Skills

• ICU nursing with a strong critical care foundation
• Telemetry monitoring and EKG strip interpretation
• Comprehensive patient assessment and bedside reporting
• Ventilator management and respiratory support
• CRRT and ECMO experience
• Surgical ICU and postoperative vascular and thoracic care
• Cerner electronic medical record proficiency
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certified practice
• Teamwork with charge nurses, intensivists, and hospitalists

Benefits

• Guaranteed 36 hours per week so your schedule stays predictable
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage to keep you and your family covered
• 401K retirement savings plan for your future
• Housing assistance for travelers so settling in is stress free
• Meals and incidentals support while you are on assignment
• Referral bonus program that rewards you for bringing great nurses along
• A supportive team that values YOU and your bedside expertise

Travel Perks: Explore Carmichael, CA

Carmichael puts you right in the heart of the Sacramento area, with the American River Parkway and its biking and hiking trails just minutes away. Spend weekends exploring Old Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum, or the Crocker Art Museum, then grab dinner in Midtown where the farm to fork food scene is legendary. Catch a Sacramento Kings game at Golden 1 Center or a River Cats game at Sutter Health Park. Folsom Lake, Auburn State Recreation Area, and the Sierra foothills are an easy drive for a day of hiking. Napa and Sonoma wine country, Lake Tahoe, and San Francisco all make fantastic weekend trips from your home base.

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Surgical ICU (SICU)? Let's get you moving forward!

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