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Travel Nurse (RN) - Acute Care Float Pool
$2,232/wk
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Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.
Additional Details:
Preferred Skills / Experience: Prior Neuro Experience
Unit / Facility Details: Travelers are expected to float throughout the zone they are hired into. Each zone covers a 60 mile radius from the zone's city center which is where the 60 mile verbiage comes into play. The traveler is responsible for obtaining housing that makes this feasible as the requirement to float throughout the full 60 mile zone applies regardless of where the traveler obtains housing.
Special Requests: An interview may not be available prior to offer.
Eligibility as Current/Previous Employee: Cannot have worked at any CommonSpirit location within the last 12 months.
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.
Submission Limit: Cannot apply to more than one job order on the same unit and shift at the facility.
RN jobs in the following units: Cardiac Cath Lab, Electrophysiology, ED/ER, Endoscopy, any ICU/critical care, IR, LTAC ICU, Med-Surg/Tele, Tele, PACU, Stepdown/PCU are required to pass a Basic Dysrhythmia/EKG exam during onboarding.
Shift & Scheduling: 6-9 weekend shifts in a 6 week schedule
Schedules are released 4–6 weeks in advance and follow one of two formats:
- Option A: Scheduled at a single facility for the week. May float within that facility if needed
- Option B – Just-In-Time (JIT): Facility assigned 1–2 hours before shift start via call
Schedule is made out by leadership for 6 weeks at a time, travelers are expected to be flexible and help to fill gaps in permanent scheduling.
May be asked to go into the Holiday Rotation
Call Requirement: Rare, for low census
Floating Requirement: Must float within Zone 1 Floating -Penrose Hospital, St Francis, St Francis InterQuest, St Mary Corwin, St Thomas More
- Penrose Hospital - 7 miles from Colorado Springs City Center: 2222 N Nevada Ave Colorado Springs, CO
- St. Francis Medical Center 12 miles from Colorado Springs City Center: 6001 E Woodmen Rd Colorado Springs, CO
- St. Francis InterQuest 13 miles from Colorado Springs City Center: 10860 New Allegiance Drive Colorado Springs, CO
- St. Mary Corwin 46 miles from Colorado Springs City Center: 1008 Minnequa Ave Pueblo, CO
- St. Thomas More 45 miles from Colorado Springs City Center: 1338 Phay Ave Canon City, CO
May be asked to float into any other acuity level; ICU (take low acuity holds with skillset), PCU/Stepdown, & MS-Tele
Unit Float: Mutliple units ranging for General MS-Tele into various specialities from Cardiac, Neuro, Oncology, Rehab, Renal, Bariatrics, Ortho, Trauma, & ED Obs
Acute Care Travel Job Responsibilities
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Acute Care Travel Nurse Jobs in Colorado
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