ICU Charge Nurse - Float Pool
Centennial, Colorado
CSH Mountain Region

ICU Charge Float Pool - Denver/Zone 3 (Centennial, Colorado)

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Unit & Role

• Charge ICU Float Pool covering a combination of ICUs: MICU, SICU, TICU, CVICU, etc.
• Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:1-2 depending on acuity; may flex up to 1:3
• High acuity patients (e.g., CRRT, IABP, Impella) require 1:1 ratio
• Charge Nurse is designated on each unit; typically does not take patient assignments unless necessary (more common on night shift)

Floating & Location

• Travelers are expected to float throughout the entire Zone 3, which covers a 60-mile radius from the zone’s city center
• Floating may include ICU, PCU/Stepdown, and Med-Surg Tele units
• May be asked to float to sister facilities within the Denver region

Required Certifications

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

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years ICU experience and prior Charge Nurse experience required
• Prefer candidates with prior travel experience
• If a first-time traveler, must have 3+ years ICU experience and Epic experience

Skills & Responsibilities

• Must be comfortable titrating all critical drips, including pressors, sedation, paralytics, antiarrhythmics, heparin, insulin, and more
• Charge Nurse may respond to Codes and Rapid Responses throughout the hospital
• No nurse aides on unit except for sitter needs
• RNs expected to assist with respiratory troubleshooting and management; designated RT available but may not be on unit 24/7
• RNs must read and interpret their own telemetry strips (no telemetry techs)

Common Patient Types

• General combination ICU patients across multiple ICU specialties

Scheduling & Shifts

• 12-hour shifts (7am-7pm)
• Schedule created by leadership for 6 weeks at a time
• Travelers must be flexible to fill gaps in permanent scheduling
• 6-9 weekend shifts required in a 6-week schedule
• May be asked to participate in holiday rotation
• Rare call or standby requirements for low census

Orientation

• 1-2 days unit/department-specific orientation with a preceptor
• Week of orientation requires clinician to be in-state (modules may be completed remotely)

Dress Code

• Any scrub color allowed