Travel Critical Care Float RN - $2,210 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: 12/14/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Critical Care Float Pool position at a teaching hospital, requiring at least 2 years of ICU experience and prior travel nursing experience.

Details

• Critical Care Float Pool position covering a variety of ICUs based on staffing and patient acuity
• May float to Neuro ICU, Surgical ICUs, Medical ICUs (MICU x2), Cardiology/Diagnostics, CVICU, SICU/MICU/NCCU
• Floating required within units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:30)

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• EPIC proficiency required
• IV start, telemetry, and ventilator management experience required
• Previous travel nursing experience strongly preferred
• Nursing education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• 2 professional references required, with at least 1 from a manager/director or supervisor and the second from a charge RN or above (no coworker references)

Additional Information

• Care for critically ill patients across multiple ICU specialties including neuro, surgical, medical, and cardiovascular populations
• Perform skills such as arterial line management, central/PICC line care, blood product administration, and continuous IV sedation/paralytic management
• Manage ventilated patients, including BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and ETT/NT suctioning
• Administer and titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips and manage IV insulin protocols
• Provide neurological care including CVA/stroke management, EVD, ICP monitoring, and lumbar drains
• Provide cardiovascular care including CABG recovery, post-cardiac surgery monitoring, and Swan Ganz monitoring
• Must complete Ohio BCI and FBI fingerprinting promptly upon offer acceptance, including lifetime background checks
• Former employees eligible for travel assignments after 6 months away from the facility
• Current employees of any Ohio State University hospital location are ineligible for travel positions
• RTO must be submitted with application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate
• First-time travel nurses are not preferred for this role

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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