Registered Nurse - Emergency Department / Medical-Surgical

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Our client is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide cross-coverage across Medical-Surgical and Emergency Department services in a small acute-care hospital environment. The role requires broad acute-care experience and the ability to provide safe, competent nursing care across inpatient, observation, swingbed, emergency, and outpatient infusion settings.

Location: Haxtun, CO 80731

Job Type: Local & Travel Contract 13 Weeks

Compensation: $55 $58 per hour Schedule: 12-hour night shifts; exact hours may vary

The ideal candidate will have recent acute-care nursing experience, strong clinical judgment, and the flexibility to work across multiple patient-care areas based on facility needs.

Clinical Environment: 6 Medical-Surgical beds 3 Emergency Department beds Outpatient infusion services Inpatient, observation, and swingbed care Common patient conditions may include CHF, COPD, postoperative orthopedic cases, pneumonia, UTI/altered mental status, and failure to thrive

Key Responsibilities: Provide safe, competent nursing care across Medical-Surgical and Emergency Department settings. Float between assigned clinical areas as required. Support inpatient, observation, swingbed, Emergency Department, and outpatient infusion workflows. Assess patients and provide nursing interventions based on individual conditions and acuity. Monitor changes in patient condition and respond appropriately to evolving clinical needs. Utilize Athena EMR for clinical documentation and patient-care workflows. Collaborate with physicians, providers, and interdisciplinary healthcare team members. Follow established clinical, safety, infection-control, and medication-administration procedures.

Required Skills & Experience: Minimum of 2 years of relevant RN experience. Experience in Medical-Surgical/inpatient, observation, swingbed, Emergency Department, or comparable acute-care settings. Current BLS certification. Current ACLS certification. Current PALS certification. Current TNCC certification. Current AHA Procedural Sedation Module. Prior travel assignment experience. Ability to work 12-hour night shifts. Ability and willingness to float between multiple clinical areas. Strong clinical judgment, adaptability, communication, and patient-care skills.

Additional Requirements: This assignment is open to both local and travel candidates. Candidates must reside at least 1 mile from the assignment location. Floating between clinical areas is required. No on-call requirement. Candidates must be available for the full 13-week assignment.