ER Float Pool RN
Centennial, Colorado
CSH Mountain Region

RN (Registered Nurse)

Location

• Centennial, Colorado

Contract

• 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• 12-hour evening shifts

Unit

• ER/ED Float Pool

Schedule

• Every other weekend
• Every other holiday
• Schedule is set by leadership based on unit needs

Floating

• Required to float throughout Zone 1 within a 60-mile radius of the zone’s city center
• Floating may include multiple ERs within the zone
• No home base facility

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of ED experience
• Ability to read and interpret telemetry
• Must be able to perform point-of-care lab testing

Required Certifications

• ACLS
• BLS
• NIHSS
• PALS
• TNCC

Clinical Setting Notes

• Trauma level varies by site
• Mixed ER holds
• No separate psych/seclusion rooms
• RT available 24/7
• No monitor techs
• Charge nurse takes an assignment
• Typical patient volume varies by location
• Common patient types include abdominal pain, diabetes, NSTEMI, pneumonia, trauma, stroke, and hypertension

Orientation

• 2–3 days of unit-specific orientation
• Clinicians must be in state for the week of orientation

Housing

• Traveler is responsible for obtaining housing that makes floating across the full zone feasible