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Travel RN - Telemetry - Direct Observation Unit

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American Traveler

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

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This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Oct 2

Shift and hours
12-⁠hour nights
Unit and setting
Tele · Hospital
License
RN licenseActive RN license, Single State or Compact (CO or compact license required)
Term
Travel

Do you qualify?

License
Active RN license, Single State or Compact (CO or compact license required) Check your license
Certification
Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications (AHA) that do not expire before start date
Experience
Minimum 1 year of experience in ED Observation or step-down/PCU setting required
Also asks
DOB and last 4 of SSN required for consideration

Preferred

Education
ASN required, BSN preferred
Experience
Epic charting experience preferred

What it pays

Against similar roles
Below most Colorado travel postingsColorado travel postings that state pay run $1,730/week to $2,620/week, the middle half $1,980/week to $2,320/week, across 181 postings.

The role and schedule

Floating
Floats to other units
Charting
Epic
Weekends
Weekends required
On call
On-call rotation

The workplace

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American Traveler
Staffing partner
Staffing partner
American Traveler

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours and holiday?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

Your fit

On your path

Telemetry One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

Original listing

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Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
  • Hours: 36 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
  • Length: 13 weeks
  • Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for an ED Observation unit, requiring step-down/PCU experience and a CO or compact RN license.

Details

  • Work in the ED Observation unit of a hospital setting
  • Night shift

schedule

3x12-hour shifts, 1900-0730

  • Rotating weekends required
  • Floating required to other Tele units, Ortho surgical trauma, and acuity adaptable step-down units (e.g., insulin drips, sepsis patients)
  • May be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift
  • Uses Epic for charting

Requirements

  • Active RN license, Single State or Compact (CO or compact license required)
  • Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications (AHA) that do not expire before start date
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in ED Observation or step-down/PCU setting required
  • ASN required, BSN preferred
  • Epic charting experience preferred
  • DOB and last 4 of SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

  • Perform independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions per state Board of Nursing standards
  • Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient nursing care
  • Provide health teaching, counseling, and therapeutic treatment to patients
  • Monitor and review treatment plans and document per hospital and regulatory guidelines
  • Candidates must have been separated from any Intermountain facility for at least one year to be eligible for consideration

What's around it?

In Wheat Ridge, CO

Wheat Ridge, CO

Living costs about 3% above the US average

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