Travel Critical Care Float RN - $2,113 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/21/2026
• Duration: 17 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
• Length: 17 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Critical Care Float Pool position at a teaching hospital, requiring an OH or compact RN license and ventilator management experience.

Details

• Critical Care Float Pool position within a teaching hospital setting
• Floats to a variety of ICUs based on staffing and patient acuity, including Neuro ICU, Surgical ICUs, Medical ICUs (MICU x2), Cardiology/Diagnostics, CVICU, and SICU/MICU/NCCU
• Floating is required within units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Day shift schedule (3x12 hours, 7:00 AM-7:30 PM) with weekend coverage plus one shift during the week
• EPIC EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of submission
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Proficiency with EPIC required
• Required skills include IV starts, telemetry monitoring, and ventilator management
• Additional skills include central line care, arterial line management, blood product administration, PICC line management, and ABG interpretation
• Experience with cardiac and vasoactive drip titration required
• 2 professional references required, with at least 1 from a Manager/Director or Supervisor and no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing across multiple ICU specialties based on unit needs and patient acuity
• Responsibilities include managing ventilated patients, titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, and administering IV therapies
• Skilled care may include CVA/stroke management, EVD and ICP monitoring, and post cardiac surgery care depending on unit assignment
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting promptly after signing contract due to strict credentialing timelines
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
• RTO must be requested at time of submission and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Former employees are eligible for a travel assignment after being away from the facility for 6 months or more
• Current employees of any Ohio State University hospital location are ineligible for a traveler position
• First-time travelers are not being considered for this role given the travel experience requirement

American Traveler Job ID #P-741145. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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