ER Float Pool RN
Centennial, Colorado
CSH Mountain Region

Registered Nurse – ER Float Pool

Location: Centennial, Colorado
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
Schedule:

• Schedules released 4–6 weeks in advance
• Two scheduling formats:

  • Option A: Scheduled at a single facility for the week, may float within that facility
  • Option B (Just-In-Time): Facility assigned 1–2 hours before shift start via call
• Weekend and holiday shifts every other week required

Job Overview

• Role is ER/ED Float Pool within a 60-mile radius zone around Denver city center (Zone 3)
• No home base facility; must float between multiple hospitals within the zone
• Facilities include hospitals located 10 to 40 miles from Denver city center
• Floating is mandatory across all zone facilities regardless of housing location
• Orientation: 2-3 days unit/department specific; clinicians must be in-state for orientation week

Patient Care Environment

• Trauma Level varies (mostly Level 3), majority are STEMI and Stroke receiving facilities
• ER patient volume ranges from 40 to 168 patients per day depending on location
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4-5 based on acuity
• Mixed ER holds (no separate holding area)
• No separate psych/seclusion rooms
• Security presence details not specified
• Common diagnoses: abdominal pain, diabetes, NSTEMI, pneumonia, trauma, stroke, hypertension
• Common drips: standard ER medications

Team and Support

• Charge nurse present and takes assignments
• Techs assist with unit secretary duties, nursing support, and triage assistance
• Respiratory therapists available 24/7 for ABGs, breathing treatments, EKGs
• No monitor techs; RNs must read and interpret telemetry strips
• Point of Care lab testing performed by RNs after training

Required Certifications

• ACLS (AHA)
• BLS (AHA)
• PALS (AHA)
• NIHSS
• TNCC

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of Emergency Department nursing experience
• Must be able to float within the entire Zone 3 (60-mile radius)
• Must be flexible to fill scheduling gaps and work every other weekend and holiday

Dress Code

• Navy blue scrubs

Additional Notes

• Week of orientation requires in-state presence even if some modules are completed remotely
• No call or standby requirements specified