Travel MS/Tele Float RN - $2,262 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Float Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Aurora, Colorado.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Float Pool position requiring 2 years of acute care experience and a CO or compact RN license.

Details

• Float pool position within the Med-Surg/Tele unit and ED Surge support at a hospital
• Supports the ED by caring for patients awaiting inpatient bed placement
• Floats to other acute care units throughout the hospital when ED support is not needed
• May also be required to float to sister facilities within the metro region
• Inpatient units average 36 beds; ED hold area has up to 30 beds
• Day shift ratios 4-5:1 (occasionally 6:1); night shift ratios 5-6:1 (occasionally 7:1)
• Ratios may flex up based on staffing and unit needs
• Rotating 3x12 shifts, nights 19:00-07:30 and days 07:00-19:30, various days of week including weekends
• Uses Epic for charting
• Navy scrub color required

Requirements

• Active CO or compact RN license required
• Current AHA BLS certification required; ACLS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of acute care experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Prior travel experience required
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Surge space or float pool experience preferred
• Telemetry experience required
• Must be comfortable working in environments with flexible, flexing staffing ratios
• Skills required include IV therapy/phlebotomy, blood product administration, central and peripheral line care, PICC line management, cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management, PCA and Heparin protocol administration, isolation precautions/PPE, respiratory care including oxygen administration and tracheostomy care, and renal failure management

Additional Information

• Care for Med-Surg/Tele and ED holding patients, including cardiac monitoring, wound care, and respiratory support
• Completion of all facility-specific modules required within the first week of assignment
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this role
• Candidates previously employed by UCHealth or its affiliates within the last two years will not be considered
• Returning travelers who completed a full year on assignment may not be rebooked for at least one year
• Maximum of 10 RTO days approved per 13-week contract, with blackout periods during high-census holiday and peak travel weeks
• No blocked scheduling requests allowed
• Local candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility are eligible for the local pay rate

American Traveler Job ID #P-776805. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg Float Pool

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