ED Registered Nurse
Aurora, CO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Emergency Department RN for a Level 1 trauma center position requiring 2+ years of acute care ED experience and a CO or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a 90-room Emergency Department at a Level 1 trauma center
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-07:30, various days of the week
• Patient ratio of 1:4 on nights
• Required to work every other weekend per unit needs
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required within scope per facility needs
• Charting system: Epic
• Navy blue scrubs required

Requirements

• Active RN license (CO or compact) required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and NIHSS required; CPI preferred
• Minimum 2 years of acute care Emergency Department experience required
• Level 1 and Level 2 trauma center experience required
• Skills required include IV therapy/phlebotomy, central line care/management, starting and maintaining IVs, BiPAP/CPAP management, care of ventilated patients, administration of emergency medications and IV vasopressors, procedural sedation administration/monitoring, cardiac monitoring with dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Experience with gunshot wounds and ortho trauma required
• Experience managing violent behavior and suicidal patients required
• Isolation precautions/PPE knowledge required
• Arterial line management and blood product administration skills preferred

Additional Information

• Provide emergency nursing care in a high-acuity Level 1 trauma center setting
• Facility is STEMI and stroke certified
• Complete all facility-specific orientation modules within the first week of assignment
• Maximum of 10 RTO days per 13-week contract, with blackout periods during certain holiday and high-census weeks
• No blocked scheduling requests permitted
• First-time travelers accepted if experience requirements are met
• Local candidates within 75 miles of the facility are eligible for the local rate
• Previous UCHealth employees or those who have applied to UCHealth internal travel or staff positions within the last two years are not eligible for consideration
• Travelers who completed a full year assignment in this OR must wait at least one year before rebooking