Critical Care Float RN
Colorado Springs, Colorado
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central

RN Critical Care Float Pool

Overview

• Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 19:00-07:30 (3 x 12-hour shifts), 36 hours per week, various days of the week
• Weekends: Required, every other weekend, subject to change based on unit needs
• On-call: Not required
• Scrub color: Navy blue

Unit and Assignment

• Float scope: Float between Neuro Trauma ICU (NTICU), Medical ICU (MICU), Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU), and Progressive Care Unit (PCU). May float to sister facilities based on facility needs.
• Extreme circumstances: May be floated to another facility in the system to work in its Medical ICU, Neuro Trauma ICU, or Cardiovascular ICU.
• Facility: Level I Trauma Center with a wide range of critical care diagnoses
• Total staffed beds: 21
• Ratios: Up to 1:3 in ICU units; 1:4 on Progressive Care

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Colorado
• Critical Care Float (1 year of experience)
• Critical Care Float experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

• Background checks (within 60 days of start): 7-year background check including SSN trace, Colorado state and statewide criminal checks, sex offender search, OFAC sanctions search, and third-party education verification (nursing schools must be accredited by CCNE or ACEN); EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Work history: Verification of the last 3 years of employment, including the most recent employer; gaps over 30 days must be explained; attestations not accepted
• References: 2 from the last two years, one from employment within the last year; both from a Charge RN, Manager, Supervisor, or above (preceptors acceptable)
• Drug testing: Within 30 days of start, updated annually
• Health documents: Physical exam within 1 year, signed by an MD, DO, NP, or PA (not a chiropractor); TB screening (negative QuantiFERON/T-SPOT or 2-step PPD) within 1 year; measles, mumps, and rubella immunity; hepatitis B immunity; varicella immunity; TDAP within 10 years; flu vaccine or approved exemption; COVID vaccine documentation or signed declination
• Fit test: N95 respirator fit test within 12 months, updated annually
• Color vision: Ishihara exam completed before start date (online testing not accepted)
• Other: Driver's license or state ID, E-Verify or attestation, Colorado CAPS check within 60 days, fingerprints for behavioral candidates, facility orientation modules completed within the first two weeks