ICU Charge Nurse Float Pool
Centennial, Colorado
CSH Mountain Region

Registered Nurse (ICU Charge Float Pool) - Denver Zone 3, CO

Location

• Work zone covers a 60-mile radius around Denver city center.
• Must be able to float to multiple facilities within this zone (no home base facility).
• Facilities include hospitals in Lakewood, Longmont, Westminster, and Denver area.
• Housing must allow feasible travel within the full 60-mile zone.

Contract Details

• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours per day: 12
• Hours per week: 36

Unit and Patient Population

• ICU Charge Nurse Float Pool covering multiple ICU types: MICU, SICU, TICU, CVICU, etc.
• Nurse-to-patient ratios vary from 1:1 to 1:3 depending on acuity.
• High acuity patients (e.g., CRRT, IABP, Impella) require 1:1 care.
• Charge nurse may respond to hospital-wide Codes and Rapid Responses.
• No nurse aides assigned; sitter support only.
• Respiratory Therapist coverage available but not always on unit 24/7; RNs assist with respiratory troubleshooting.
• RNs must read and interpret telemetry strips independently (no telemetry tech support).

Required Certifications

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

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years ICU experience plus prior charge nurse experience.
• If first-time traveler: minimum 3+ years ICU experience and Epic electronic health record experience preferred.
• Prior travel experience preferred but not strictly required.

Clinical Skills

• Comfortable titrating all critical drips including pressors, sedation, paralytics, antiarrhythmics, heparin, insulin, and others.
• Able to float across acuity levels including ICU, PCU/Stepdown, and Medical-Surgical Telemetry units.

Scheduling and Orientation

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

  • Assigned to a single facility for the week with possible float within that facility.
  • Just-In-Time (JIT) assignment: facility assigned 1–2 hours before shift start.
• Orientation: 1-2 days with a preceptor.
• Must be in-state for orientation week (remote completion of modules allowed).
• Weekend shifts: 6-9 per 6-week schedule.
• May be required to work holidays.
• Rare call or standby requirements for low census.
• All time off requests must be submitted before assignment start.

Additional Notes

• Dress code: Any scrub color allowed.
• Must float throughout the entire zone regardless of housing location.
• Charge nurse typically does not take patient assignments unless necessary, more common on night shifts.
• No home base facility; flexibility and mobility within the zone are essential.