ER Float Pool RN
Colorado Springs, Colorado
CSH Mountain Region

RN (Registered Nurse)

Overview

• Specialty: ER Float Pool
• Location: Centennial, Colorado
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days
• Hours per week: 36
• Hours per day: 12

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• 2 years of ED experience
• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS
• NIHSS
• TNCC

Schedule and Assignment Details

• 12-hour shifts
• Every other weekend
• Every other holiday
• Travelers must be flexible to help fill gaps in permanent scheduling
• Schedules are released 4–6 weeks in advance
• Assignment may be scheduled at a single facility for the week or assigned just-in-time 1–2 hours before shift start
• Travelers are expected to float throughout Zone 3, which covers a 60-mile radius from the zone’s city center
• No home base facility
• Must be in state for the week of orientation
• Unit orientation is 2–3 days

Unit Environment

• ER/ED float role
• Patient ratios: 1:4–5 based on acuity
• Charge nurse takes an assignment
• No monitor techs; nurse must be able to read and interpret telemetry
• RT is available 24/7
• Techs support unit secretary work, assist nurses on the floor, and assist in triage
• ER holds are intermixed with the ER
• Separate psych/seclusion rooms are not available
• Average daily volume varies by location: 40–168 patients per day

Common Patient Types

• Abdominal pain
• Diabetes
• NSTEMI
• Pneumonia
• Trauma
• Stroke
• Hypertension

Dress Code

• Navy blue scrubs