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Registered Nurse PCU Nights

Location: Loveland, Colorado Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Unit: PCU Shift: Night, 19:00 to 07:30, 3x12-hour shifts (36 hours/week) Weekends: Required per unit needs On-call: Not required Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3 Scrub color: Navy blue First-time travelers: Accepted, provided experience requirements are met

Role Details

Floats between like units per facility needs.
May float to sister facilities in the North Region. This is rare but may occur.

Required Qualifications

Valid RN license in Colorado, with state license verification required within 60 days of start
Acute care experience
PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience of at least 1 year
PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
NIHSS certification
Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Background and Compliance

Seven-year background check, required within 60 days of start, including:
- SSN trace
- Colorado state and statewide criminal checks
- Education verification (third-party verification of highest education; nursing schools must be accredited by CCNE or ACEN)
- National sex offender search
- OFAC sanctions check
E-Verify or attestation
EPLS/GSA/SAM check, required within 60 days of start
HHS/OIG check, required within 60 days of start
Colorado CAPS check, required within 60 days of start and not updated annually
Colorado fingerprint results (required for behavioral health candidates only)
Gaps of 15 or more days are treated as new candidacy and must meet all requirements in full.

Health Requirements

Physical exam signed by an MD, DO, NP, or PA (not a chiropractor), required within 1 year of start and updated annually
Fit test using an approved mask (3M 1860S, 1860R, or 1870/1870+), required within 12 months of start and updated annually; onsite testing and PAPR options are available
Tdap vaccine within 10 years, or a signed declination within 1 year of start
Negative TB test (QuantiFERON/T-SPOT, or two PPDs 7 to 21 days apart), required within 1 year of start and updated annually; a chest X-ray and TB questionnaire are required for a positive result
Measles, mumps, and rubella immunity: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines
Hepatitis B immunity: positive titer, 3-dose series, 2-dose Heplisav series, or declination
Varicella immunity: positive titer or 2 vaccines
Drug screen (9-panel), required within 30 days of start and updated annually
Color blindness exam (Ishihara), completed before start; online testing is not accepted and it cannot be done onsite
Seasonal flu vaccine or an approved facility exemption; declination forms are not accepted
COVID vaccine documentation (AstraZeneca, Pfizer, or Moderna) or a signed declination

Work History and References

Three years of employment history; gaps longer than 30 days must be explained. Post-graduation employment is accepted if graduation was within the last 3 years.
Attestations are not accepted for work history verification.
Two references from the last two years, with one from employment within the last year. Both must come from a Charge RN, Manager, Supervisor, or above. Preceptors are acceptable.

Onboarding

Facility-specific employee data sheet, completed within 24 hours of signing
Facility-specific compliance and orientation modules, completed within the first two weeks of assignment