Medical-Surgical Telemetry Float Nurse
Colorado Springs, CO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 18, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Telemetry Float Pool position covering a 60-mile zone around Colorado Springs, CO, requiring 2 years of MS-Tele experience and extensive floating across multiple acute care facilities.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting with no single home base facility — travelers float across all facilities within Zone 1 (Colorado Springs, CO area)
• Float pool covers multiple MS-Tele units spanning specialties including Cardiac, Neuro, Oncology, Rehab, Renal, Bariatrics, Ortho, Trauma, and ED Observation
• Patient population is adult and geriatric, with diagnoses including cardiac, neuro, ortho, oncology, renal, urology post-surgical, general surgery, gynecology, psych/detox, ENT, and general medicine
• Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:5–6 based on acuity
• May be asked to float into other acuity levels including ICU (low acuity holds), PCU/Stepdown, and MS-Tele
• Charting is done in Epic
• 12-hour night shifts (7p–7a)
• 6–9 weekend shifts required per 6-week schedule
• Schedules are released 4–6 weeks in advance and may follow a set weekly facility assignment or a Just-In-Time (JIT) format with facility assignment 1–2 hours before shift start
• Low-census standby situations are rare
• RNs are required to titrate Heparin drips
• Respiratory therapy equipment including vents, CPAP, and BiPAP is used on the units
• Nurse aides are available on the units

Requirements

• Active CO state RN license or Compact (NLC) RN license — must be active at time of consideration; pending licenses are not accepted
• Current AHA certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS — pending certifications are not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg Telemetry (MS-Tele) RN experience required
• BSN is not required
• Prior neuro experience is preferred
• Epic EMR experience preferred
• 2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• A valid driver's license is required for consideration
• Candidate's permanent address must be at least 60 miles from the Colorado Springs city center (the float zone's city center) to be eligible

Additional Information

• This is a true float pool role with no home base facility — travelers are assigned to different facilities within Zone 1 each schedule and must be able to commute to any facility within the 60-mile zone
• Zone 1 facilities are located across a 60-mile radius centered around Colorado Springs, CO, with the furthest facilities approximately 46 miles from the city center
• It is the traveler's responsibility to secure housing that enables commuting to any facility within the full 60-mile zone
• Designated charge nurses are assigned to each unit and typically do not carry a patient assignment, though night shift charges may take a small assignment when needed
• All time-off requests must be submitted before the assignment begins
• Holiday rotation coverage may be required
• Travelers must be physically present in-state for the week of orientation, even if initial modules are completed remotely
• Candidates may not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year; candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered