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Original Job Details

This assignment is no longer accepting applications. Its original details are kept below for reference.

This ER travel nurse job in Cortez, Colorado, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel ER Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Southwest Medical Center. This role follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule.

As the ER registered nurse on this assignment, you'll rapidly triage incoming patients, reprioritize as acuity shifts, deliver time-sensitive medications and interventions as ordered, and drive stabilization, testing, and disposition with the emergency team.

Assignment Details

  • Specialty: ER
  • Facility: Southwest Medical Center
  • Location: Cortez, CO 81321
    Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
  • Contract Length: 13 Weeks
  • Shift: Nights (3x12)
  • Job Number: 886242

Responsibilities

  • Triage and assess patients across the full range of acuity, re-prioritizing care as conditions evolve
  • Deliver rapid interventions for emergent presentations such as cardiac emergencies, stroke, trauma, and sepsis
  • Administer emergency medications, IV therapy, and other treatments as ordered
  • Respond to codes and trauma activations as part of the resuscitation team when assigned

Travel ER Requirements:

  • 2+ years of recent ER experience.
  • Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Colorado and national regulatory bodies.

FAQs – ER Travel Nurse Jobs Near Cortez, CO

What certifications are required for this ER travel job?
Most travel ER jobs require BLS and ACLS. TNCC may be required for trauma care. Pediatric requirements can include PALS, ENPC, or both, depending on whether the facility accepts ENPC in place of PALS. Confirm the required combination before booking a course or renewing credentials.
What recent experience do facilities look for in travel ER nurses?
Facilities typically look for recent emergency department experience caring for a wide range of acuity levels, from lower-acuity patients to unstable patients who may need rapid intervention. Trauma exposure, critical care skills, pediatric experience, and triage experience can all matter depending on the department. The strongest match is usually a recent ER background that reflects the patient volume, acuity, and responsibilities of the assignment.
What types of patients do travel ER nurses typically care for?
Travel ER nurses may care for patients with medical emergencies, injuries, behavioral health needs, cardiac or respiratory conditions, and patients awaiting admission to another unit. Some departments also manage ventilated patients or titratable drips while patients wait for an ICU bed. Patient mix and acuity vary by hospital, so travelers should compare the department’s typical population with their recent experience.
Will my compact RN license work for this Colorado assignment?
Yes—an active multistate RN license covers this assignment because Colorado is a Nurse Licensure Compact state. For endorsement, know Colorado’s fingerprint rule: a background check from a previous application can’t be reused, because prints must be submitted specifically for the Colorado nursing application. Our Colorado Nursing License Guide has current fees, timelines, and step-by-step instructions.

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Explore Cortez, CO

Healthcare across Colorado's far southwest corner runs through Cortez, CO, where the local hospital serves ranchland, canyon country, and the Ute Mountain Ute community at Towaoc. Travel RNs here work wide-ranging rural caseloads, typically across emergency and inpatient units, with patients driving in from Dolores, Lewis, and Pleasant View. Housing concentrates along the two regional highways that meet in town, keeping most commutes under ten minutes. Mesa Verde National Park rises just east of town, close enough for repeat visits across a contract, and the Canyons of the Ancients spread west with nearly empty trails. The Trail of the Ancients byway and the Cortez Cultural Center fill out the slower weekends across a contract in canyon country.

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