Travel Registered Nurse Med Surg
Salida, Colorado
Staffing partner
RN · Critical & Intensive Care
Posted Jun 26 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Med-Surg
- Contract
- 12 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Term
- 12 weeks · starts Jul 13, 2026 · Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Staffing partner
- Healthforce
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
Registered Nurse – Med Surg in Salida, Colorado. Start date 07/13/2026 for a 12-week travel assignment. Weekly pay of $1,977–$2,014 per week, with guaranteed hours of 36 per week. Shift: Nights, 3x12-hour shifts. Setting: inpatient medical-surgical care at a Critical Access Hospital. Responsibilities include providing acute care and swing bed patient care, assessing health status, delivering health teaching and counseling, administering therapies and treatments, reviewing and monitoring therapy and treatment plans, and collaborating with ancillary departments and physician providers.
Sourced from a public job board.
“- Minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN); BSN preferred. - At least 1 year of RN experience in a hospital setting (Med/Surg or equivalent inpatient care). - BLS certification required; ACLS and PALS preferred. -” · from this posting
Requirements
- Current, active Registered Nurse license in the State of Colorado
- Minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN); BSN preferred
- At least 1 year of RN experience in a hospital setting (Med/Surg or equivalent inpatient care)
- BLS certification required; ACLS and PALS preferred
- Ability to work nights (3x12-hour shifts) and every other weekend
- Eligible to practice in a Critical Access Hospital environment
Benefits
- Guaranteed 36 hours per week
- 12-week travel assignment
- Competitive weekly pay
- Travel assignment with dedicated support and resources
- 24/7 support while on assignment
- Fast credentialing support
- Dedicated recruiters
Place
- City
- Salida, Colorado
- Median rent
- $1,292/mo
- Local household income
- $70,045/yr
- State price level
- 3% above the national average
- Address
- Salida, CO 81201, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Colorado index 103.1, where 100 is the national average.
Tucked along the Arkansas River in central Colorado, Salida is a laid-back mountain town known for its historic downtown, hot springs, and easy access to 14ers. With a vibrant arts scene and year-round outdoor recreation, it offers a quieter, outdoorsy pace ideal for nurses who want small-town living and big-mountain adventure.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Healthforce is a travel nursing staffing agency based in Rochester, NY, that places registered nurses in temporary clinical assignments across multiple states. Assignments have been listed in locations such as Utica, NY and Salida, CO, indicating a multi-state operational footprint.…
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Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
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