Travel Critical Care Float RN - $2,138 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: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 15 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 15 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Critical Care ICU RN for a Float Pool position at a teaching hospital, requiring 2+ years of ICU experience and proficiency in ventilator management.

Details

• Critical Care Float Pool position within an academic teaching hospital
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
• Floats to a variety of ICUs based on staffing and patient acuity, including Neuro ICU, Surgical ICUs, Medical ICUs (MICU x2), Cardiology/Diagnostics, CVICU, SICU, and NCCU
• Floating limited to units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Uses EPIC EMR system

Requirements

• Active RN license (Ohio state or Compact) required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Previous travel nursing experience strongly preferred
• Proficiency with EPIC required
• Skilled in IV starts, telemetry, and ventilator management
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• 2 professional references required, with at least one from a Manager/Director or Supervisor; Charge RN acceptable as second reference; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing across multiple ICU specialties based on unit needs
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting promptly after signing contract due to strict compliance timelines
• Candidates located outside Ohio but within driving distance must travel to an Ohio fingerprinting location as soon as possible after booking
• Candidates at extreme distances will receive a mailed fingerprinting packet to complete urgently
• RTO must be submitted with the application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Former employees eligible for a travel assignment after 6+ months away from the facility
• Current employees are ineligible to work as a traveler at any Ohio State University hospital location
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate

American Traveler Job ID #P-762024. 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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