Travel CVICU Registered Nurse - $2,077 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• 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: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse for a Cardiovascular ICU position requiring OH or compact RN licensure and prior cardiac ICU experience.

Details

• Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) setting in a teaching hospital
• Patient population includes post cardiac surgery, CABG, TAVR, valve repair/replacement, LVAD/RVAD, and ECMO patients
• Estimated patient ratios of 1:1-2
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 19:00 to 7:30
• 36 hours per week
• Up to 6 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule period (Friday/Saturday for night shift)
• Rotating holiday coverage required
• Required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity level
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• NIHSS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of cardiac ICU experience preferred
• Epic experience required
• Prior travel experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Skills required include IV therapy, telemetry monitoring, ventilator management, Swan-Ganz/PA line monitoring, conscious sedation, and intra-aortic balloon pump management
• Experience with arterial line management, central line care, and PICC line management required
• Two professional references required, with at least one from a manager or director and the second acceptable from a Charge RN (no coworker references accepted)

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to complex cardiovascular surgical and interventional patients
• Manage patients with hemodynamic monitoring devices including PA lines, arterial lines, and balloon pumps
• Perform cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and 12-lead EKG acquisition
• Care for patients on ventilators, BiPAP/CPAP, and high flow nasal cannula
• Administer emergency medications and titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for a travel assignment after being away from the facility for 6 months or more
• Current employees are ineligible to be hired as a traveler at this health system
• RTO must be submitted with the contract and limited to 7 days or less
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting requirements promptly after signing the contract

American Traveler Job ID #P-717182. 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 - Cardiovascular ICU

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