MS/Tele Float Pool RN
Centennial, Colorado
CSH Mountain Region

RN (Registered Nurse)

Overview

• Specialty: MS/Tele Float Pool
• Location: Centennial, Colorado
• Shift: Nights
• Hours: 36 per week
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Active RN role
• 2 years of MS-Tele experience
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Driver’s license must be submitted

Preferred Experience

• Prior neuro experience

Assignment Details

• Float assignment required within a 60-mile zone
• No home base facility
• May be assigned to multiple units, including general MS-Tele and specialty areas such as cardiac, neuro, oncology, rehab, renal, bariatrics, ortho, trauma, and ED observation
• May be asked to float to ICU, PCU/stepdown, and MS-Tele
• Patient population includes adults and geriatrics
• Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:5–6 based on acuity
• Heparin drips may be titrated
• Respiratory therapy equipment is available
• Charge nurse is designated on each unit and usually does not take an assignment unless necessary
• Nursing assistants are available
• Scrub color is any color

Schedule and Expectations

• Schedule is made by leadership 6 weeks at a time
• Travelers are expected to be flexible and help fill gaps in permanent scheduling
• 6–9 weekend shifts are required in a 6-week schedule
• May be asked to participate in holiday rotation
• Call or standby is rare and only for low census
• Time-off requests must be submitted before the assignment starts
• Orientation includes 1–2 days with a preceptor
• Clinicians must be in state for the week of orientation even if modules are completed remotely

Housing

• Traveler is responsible for obtaining housing that makes the 60-mile floating requirement feasible