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: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 17 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 17 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Critical Care Float Pool position at an academic teaching hospital, requiring weekend night shifts and floating across multiple ICU units.

Details

• Critical Care Float Pool position within a teaching hospital environment
• Floats to a variety of ICUs based on staffing and patient acuity, including Neuro ICU, Surgical ICUs, Medical ICUs, Cardiology/Diagnostics, CVICU, SICU, and NCCU
• Required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, 36 hours per week
• Schedule includes weekend nights (Friday/Saturday) plus one additional night shift
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required at time of consideration
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Proficiency with Epic EMR required
• IV start, telemetry, and ventilator management experience required
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Travel experience required
• 2 professional references required, with at least one from a manager, director, or supervisor; Charge RN acceptable for second reference; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provides critical care nursing across multiple ICU specialties including neuro, surgical, medical, cardiovascular, and cardiac care
• Skills include IV therapy, central/PICC/arterial line management, blood product administration, ventilator management, chest tube assistance, EVD/ICP monitoring, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Experience with post cardiac surgery care, CVA/stroke management, and multisystem organ dysfunction management is valued
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for travel assignment after 6 months away from the facility
• Current employees are ineligible to be hired as travelers at this health system
• RTO must be submitted with the application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• All contracts must extend through January 2, 2027
• Ohio fingerprinting process must be completed urgently upon signing contract

American Traveler Job ID #P-734356. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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