Travel Critical Care Float RN - $2,246 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 ICU RN for a Critical Care Float Pool position at a teaching hospital, requiring 2+ years of ICU experience and OH/compact RN licensure.

Details

• Critical Care Float Pool position within a teaching hospital's ICU service line
• Floats to a variety of ICUs based on staffing needs 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 with 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Proficiency with Epic EMR required
• Required skills: IV start, telemetry, and ventilator management experience
• Previous travel nursing experience strongly preferred
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• 2 professional references required, with at least 1 from a manager/director or formal leadership role; charge RN acceptable for second reference; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provides critical care nursing across multiple ICU specialties including cardiovascular, neuro, surgical, and medical intensive care
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting promptly after signing contract, with in-state travel to a fingerprinting location or a mailed packet for those at extreme distances
• 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 be hired as a traveler at this health system
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate

American Traveler Job ID #P-754909. 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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