Med Surg RN
Fort Morgan, CO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jan 25, 2027
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg RN for a 13-week night shift assignment in a rural acute care hospital setting, requiring a CO or compact RN license and 2 years of experience.

Details

• Acute care Med/Surg unit with 14 beds and a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Patient population includes CHF, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, GI bleeding, and acute renal failure
• Night shift schedule with 12-hour shifts
• Required to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule
• Holiday coverage required
• Floating required to ICU (low acuity holds), PCU/Stepdown, and MS-Tele units based on manager and department needs
• Call or standby requirements determined by nurse manager
• RNs responsible for titrating drips including analgesics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives
• RNs must read their own telemetry strips and escalate concerns to a physician, as no tele/monitor techs are on the unit
• Respiratory equipment used includes CPAP, BiPap, High Flow, and vents
• Charge nurse takes an assignment and nurse aide support is available once the floor reaches 9 patients
• Self-scheduling and block scheduling available
• Uses EPIC EMR

Requirements

• Active CO or Compact (NLC) RN license required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications (AHA) required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Comfort working in a rural setting with lower resources and typically lower patient volumes
• Must be comfortable reading telemetry strips and escalating concerns independently
• Driver's license copy required for consideration
• Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility

Additional Information

• Navy blue scrub color required
• Unit and department-specific orientation details assigned during orientation week
• Candidates must be in-state for orientation week, even if initial modules are remote
• Subject to a float radius policy requiring travelers to secure housing allowing them to float within the hired zone
• First-time travelers may be considered
• Candidates may not have been directly employed by any facility associated with the health system within the past year, though PRN employment through outside firms is acceptable