GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN) – 13-Week Travel Nursing Contract in Columbus, Ohio
Join our healthcare team as a Travel Emergency Room Registered Nurse in Columbus, Ohio. This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers the opportunity to care for a diverse, high-acuity patient population in a busy emergency department while collaborating with experienced interdisciplinary teams. Columbus combines a welcoming community with vibrant arts, dining, parks, and outdoor recreation, making it an appealing destination for your next professional adventure.
Travel ER RN Job Details
- Specialty: Emergency Room Registered Nurse (ER RN)
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: November 16, 2026
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,830–$1,930
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts
- Shift Hours: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Healthcare Setting: High-volume emergency department with approximately 210 daily visits, 86 rooms, and 115 beds
- Patient Population: Adolescents, adults, pediatric, and geriatric patients
- Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:3.5
- Documentation System: Epic
- Orientation: Orientation provided
- Uniform: Navy scrubs
- Additional Scheduling: Weekend coverage and floating may be required
Emergency Room Registered Nurse Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio or a valid compact-state RN license in hand
- At least 2 years of recent Emergency Room or Emergency Department nursing experience
- Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, and CPI certifications
- Experience in a Level I Trauma Center, stroke-certified facility, and STEMI-certified facility preferred
- Graduate of an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited nursing program
- Demonstrated ability to care for trauma, psychiatric, pediatric, medical, and high-acuity emergency patients
- Two professional references, including at least one reference from a manager, director, supervisor, or other formal leader
- Ability to complete required credentialing and fingerprinting promptly before the assignment start date
- Flu vaccination required; medical exemptions may be considered
Travel ER Nurse Responsibilities
- Perform rapid assessment, triage, stabilization, treatment, and ongoing monitoring of emergency patients
- Provide emergency nursing care to patients across the lifespan, including adolescents, adults, pediatric, and geriatric populations
- Interpret dysrhythmias and obtain and evaluate 12-lead EKGs/ECGs
- Administer emergency medications, IV vasopressors, continuous sedation, and other prescribed therapies
- Provide care for ventilated patients and those experiencing multisystem organ dysfunction or failure
- Monitor patients undergoing procedural sedation and support emergency interventions
- Manage arterial lines, central lines, blood products, IV access, and continuous IV therapies
- Respond to trauma, stroke, STEMI, psychiatric holds, and other time-sensitive emergencies
- Collaborate with respiratory services, pharmacy, interpretation services, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Document assessments, interventions, reassessments, and patient outcomes accurately in Epic
Apply now for this Emergency Room Registered Nurse travel contract in Columbus, Ohio, and take the next step in your travel nursing career.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare Job ID #524960. 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: ER
About GHR Healthcare
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