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Travel Nurse RN - PCU - $2,074 per week in Colorado Springs, CO

Job Posted 3/29/2025
TravelNurseSource
Colorado Springs, CO
United States
Job Description
TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PCU RN in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907!

Pay Information
$2,074 per week

About The Position
**Job Title:** Registered Nurse - Float Pool

**Job Specialty:** Progressive Intermediate Step Down

**Job Duration:** 13 Weeks

**Shift:** 12-hour Night Shift - Zone 1

**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week

**Experience:** One year preferred

**License:** State RN license or RN license from a participating state in the NLC

**Certifications:**
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required
- ANCC National Nursing Certification ANCC approved is strongly preferred

**Must-Have:**
- Associate Degree in Nursing required
- Bachelor Degree in Nursing preferred
- Proficiency in English (Read, Write, Speak)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Patient care skills
- Experience with EPIC

**Job Description:**

- Assume responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and the patient/family
- Promote optimal health, well-being, and safety of the patient through the nursing process and accordance with patient care standards, guidelines, and State Nurse Practice Act
- Demonstrate personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values
- Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data
- Evaluate patient’s response and intervene to ensure optimal patient outcome
- Develop and implement patient care plans and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions, including IVs, wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections
- Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health, safety, and rights of each patient
- Provide patient/family education through assessment of learning readiness, needs, and ability. Evaluate effectiveness of teaching
- Recognize the patient or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for preferences, values, and needs
- Deliver care with respect for cultural differences and the diversity of human experience
- Delegate tasks to non-RN personnel according to State Board of Nursing and hospital policy
- Use time, personnel, equipment, and supplies effectively to provide high-quality, cost-effective patient care
- Serve as a professional role model for all staff by demonstrating ethical, legal, and professional nursing practice
- Manage resources and patient flow by matching nursing competencies with individualized patient and unit needs
- Follow standards of care, hospital policies/procedures, and regulatory guidelines to guide practice
- Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care
- Precept/mentor new staff or nursing students as needed, and seek out learning opportunities and continuing education
- Maintain professional records that provide evidence of competency and lifelong learning
- Evaluate own integrity and nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations
- Take action to achieve goals identified during the evaluation process
- Demonstrate a commitment to the organization through ongoing participation in hospital and unit-based meetings
- Understand the value of measurement and the importance of continuous quality improvement data
- Use quality measures to improve performance and accountability for patient outcomes, patient experiences, and safe delivery of care
- Participate in unit-based quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research activities
- Use current healthcare research findings and other evidence to expand clinical knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase knowledge of professional issues

**Schedule Notes:**
Floating is centralized, with no home unit or facility, and the base is the float zone’s city center. Float assignments may change on a schedule-by-schedule basis, and floating may be required to any location within sixty (60) miles of the original assignment location or identified float zone. Responsibilities may include duties outside original assignment job requirements in accordance with policy.

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Job Requirements
Required for Onboarding
  • ACLS
  • BLS
  • Pharmacology
  • Skills Checklist
  • Specialty Exam


5 Benefits of Travel Nursing
  1. Some travel nursing agencies provide opportunities for continuing education, allowing you to expand your knowledge base and stay updated on the latest advancements in healthcare.
  2. Step out of your comfort zone and face new challenges, fostering personal resilience and adaptability. Travel nursing becomes a transformative journey that shapes not only your career but also your character.
  3. Travel nurses may find themselves in challenging situations that require effective crisis management. This experience can be valuable in emergency healthcare settings and disaster response teams.
  4. Travel nursing allows you to experience different cultures firsthand. Working in new locations exposes you to unique customs, traditions, and perspectives, fostering cultural competence and enriching your personal and professional life.
  5. Working with diverse patient populations and teams hones your emotional intelligence. Understanding and navigating different emotions becomes crucial in providing compassionate patient care.
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