ICU Float Pool RN
Centennial, Colorado
CSH Mountain Region

Registered Nurse — ICU Float Pool

Location

• Centennial, Colorado

Contract

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

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• 2 years of ICU experience
• Comfortable titrating critical drips
• Able to read and interpret telemetry strips
• Able to assist with respiratory needs and troubleshooting
• Able to float across ICU, PCU/Stepdown, and MS-Tele
• Able to float throughout a 60-mile zone
• Able to work in Colorado for the week of orientation

Schedule and Work Expectations

• Schedule is released 4–6 weeks in advance
• May be assigned to a single facility for the week or receive a just-in-time assignment 1–2 hours before shift start
• 6–9 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule
• May be asked to participate in holiday rotation
• Rare call or standby for low census
• Travelers are expected to be flexible and help fill gaps in permanent scheduling
• Time-off requests must be submitted before the assignment starts
• Cannot miss more than 3 shifts in the 13-week contract
• Must give 2 weeks’ notice to avoid a back-out penalty fee

Unit Details

• ICU float pool covering mixed ICU settings
• Typical patient ratios: 1:1 to 1:2, with possible flex to 1:3
• High-acuity patients may include CRRT, IABP, and Impella
• No nurse aides; sitter support only
• No monitor techs

Floating and Coverage

• Must float within Zone 3
• Zone 3 includes facilities in Lakewood, Longmont, and Westminster
• No home base facility
• Housing must allow coverage across the full 60-mile zone

Orientation

• 1–2 days with a preceptor
• Week of orientation must be completed in state

Dress Code

• Any color scrubs

Hiring Process

• Interview with the clinical team only
• No unit manager involvement