Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry

Job Description

Consolidated Medical Travel is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Centennial, Colorado.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 01/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

MS–Tele Float RN – Travel Assignment Overview

Hiring & Compliance

• Interview Process:
  • Conducted only with the MedSol Clinical Team
  • No unit manager involvement
• Radius Requirement:
  • 60-mile radius rule
  • Driver’s License must be submitted
• Housing Expectation:
  • Travelers must obtain housing that allows floating anywhere within the 60-mile zone
  • Requirement applies regardless of where the traveler chooses to live
• Orientation Requirements:
  • Clinicians must be in-state during orientation week
  • First-day modules may be completed remotely
• Important: NO HOME BASE FACILITY
  • Travelers float across multiple facilities within the region

Unit/Department: MS–Tele Float Pool

Float Expectations

• Travelers must float throughout the entire zone (60-mile radius from zone’s city center)
• May float outside the assigned facility to sister hospitals, including:
  • OrthoColorado Hospital (≈51 miles / ~1 hour from Denver)
  • Longmont United Hospital
  • St. Anthony Hospital
  • St. Anthony North Hospital
• Float assignments are provided for each schedule block
  • First assignment communicated on or before Monday start date

Included Units in the Float Pool

MS-Tele across multiple specialties, including:

• General Med-Surg / Telemetry
• Cardiac
• Neuro
• Oncology
• Rehab
• Renal
• Bariatrics
• Orthopedics
• Trauma
• ED Observation
• General Surgery (Post-Appy, etc.)
• Urology
• Gynecology
• ENT
• Psych/Detox
• Long-term/stable placement patients
• Adult to geriatric population

Staffing & Ratios

• RN Ratio: 1:5–6 depending on acuity
• CNA/PCT Support: Yes
• Charge Nurses:
  • Designated charge per unit
  • Typically no patient assignment, unless required (more common at night)

Clinical Skills & RequirementsRequired Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years MS–Tele experience
• Neuro experience preferred

Drips

• RNs are required to titrate:
  • Heparin
• Other common titratable or set-rate drips may be unit-dependent

Respiratory Equipment

• Ventilators
• CPAP
• BiPAP

Equipment & Systems

• Remote telemetry
• Standard MS-Tele equipment (varies by unit)
• Support from RT available
• (If needed, I can add charting system—let me know if it should be included.)

Shifts, Scheduling & Expectations

• Shifts: 7a–7p or 7p–7a
• Schedule:
  • Created by leadership in 6-week blocks
  • Travelers must be flexible to fill staffing gaps
  • Not self-scheduling
  • Block scheduling considered case-by-case
• Time Off:
  • Must be submitted before assignment start

Weekend Requirements

• 6–9 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule

Holiday Requirements

• May be placed in the holiday rotation

Call / Standby

• Rare
• May be used during low census

Orientation

• 1–2 days with a preceptor
• Additional float zone or facility orientation as needed

Dress Code

• Any color scrubs permitted