Location: Kremmling, CO

Start Date: 04-06-2026

End Date: 07-06-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Nights — 3 × 12-hour night shifts per week plus 2 on-call night shifts; holidays and additional on-call coverage required. Coverage includes Kremmling with coverage responsibilities in Granby and Fraser, CO.

Hours per Week: 24

Candidate Pay Rate: $60 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and coordinate patient care across the emergency department from admission to discharge
• Perform timely and accurate patient assessments and prioritize interventions in high-acuity situations
• Utilize accepted standards and protocols (ACLS, PALS or equivalent, TNCC, ATLS, CEN) to guide emergency interventions
• Implement clinical pathways and document patient outcomes to support best-practice care
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for smooth admissions, transfers and discharges
• Provide trauma-informed nursing care consistent with a Trauma Level IV facility
• Cover on-call and holiday shifts professionally and reliably to ensure continuous patient coverage

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of Colorado (or compact RN license where applicable)
• Current ACLS and PALS (or equivalent) certifications required
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) required or equivalent trauma experience
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred
• Emergency Department (ED) nursing experience; Critical Access Hospital (CAH) experience preferred
• Comfortable with night-shift practice and on-call responsibilities, including holiday coverage
• Strong assessment, triage and critical thinking skills; ability to act decisively in emergent situations

Knowledge & Skills

• Emergency Nursing and ED workflows
• Patient Assessment and triage in high-acuity settings
• Care Coordination across admissions, transfers and discharges
• Clinical Pathways implementation and documentation
• Trauma Nursing practices appropriate to a Level IV trauma center
• Ability to work independently in a rural/critical access environment
• Effective communication with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams

Benefits

• Shared housing may be available within 30 miles (shared, no smoking, no pets, no families/partners) — a convenient option while you're on assignment
• Be part of a supportive, tight-knit rural team that values collaboration and clinical autonomy
• Opportunities for professional growth working in a Trauma Level IV Critical Access Hospital — great for skill-building
• Hands-on experience across multiple ED sites (Kremmling, Granby, Fraser) to broaden your emergency nursing portfolio
• Licensure and credentialing support typical for travel roles (help navigating state requirements and certificates)
• A schedule that gives you blocks of time off between shifts to explore the mountains and recharge
• Meaningful clinical work where your decisions have visible impact on patient outcomes
• A workplace culture that appreciates reliability, team players, and nurses with a calm presence in high-acuity situations

Travel Perks: Explore Kremmling, CO

This is a great chance to enjoy Colorado mountain life. Explore the Colorado River corridor and Gore Canyon for rafting and scenic drives; enjoy hiking, mountain biking and fishing in Arapaho National Forest; take short trips to Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park for stunning alpine views; Winter Park and Fraser offer skiing, snowmobiling and year-round outdoor recreation; discover local ranching history, cozy small-town dining, and wide-open skies perfect for stargazing. Weekends here are outdoor adventure friendly.

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