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Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 14, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg-Tele Float Pool position requiring 2+ years of MS-Teleemexperience and a CO or Compact RN license, with flexibility to float within a 60-mile zone.
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Active RN license - Colorado state license or Compact (NLC) required required (pending licenses not accepted)
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Minimum of 2 years of MS-tele nursing experience required
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Prior neuro experience preferred
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BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), and NIHSS certifications required (active only, pending not accepted)
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Comfortable titrating Heparin drips
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Skill in caring for adult and geriatric patients with a wide range of diagnoses including cardiac, neuro, ortho, oncology, renal, urology, general surgery, gynecology, psych/detox, ENT, and general medicine
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Copy of driver's license required for consideration
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Float pool RN covering multiple units including General MS-Tele, Cardiac, Neuro, Oncology, Rehab, Renal, Bariatrics, Ortho, Trauma, and ED Obs
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No home base facility - assignment requires floating across five sister facilities within Zone 1 (Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Canon City area)
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May be asked to float to other acuity levels including ICU (low acuity holds), PCU/Stepdown, and MS-Tele
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Must reside at least 60 miles from the Colorado Springs zone city center as part of the float radius policy
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Schedules are released 4-6 weeks in advance and follow either a single-facility format or a Just-In-Time format where facility assignment is given 1-2 hours before shift start
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First float assignment communicated on or before the Monday start date
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6-9 weekend shifts required within a 6-week schedule
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May be required to participate in holiday rotation
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Rare call/standby requirement, typically only for low census situations
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Charge nurse is designated on each unit and generally does not take a patient assignment unless necessary
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Nursing assistants are available on the unit
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RT equipment such as vents, CPAP, and BiPAP is used on the unit
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Nurse to patient ratio ranges from 1:5-6 based on acuity
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Must attend orientation in-state during the first week, even if initial modules are remote
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Cannot miss more than 3 shifts during the 13-week contract
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Time off requests must be submitted prior to starting the assignment
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Candidates who have been directly employed by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility within the past year are not eligible
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First-time travelers may be considered for this position
