Travel ICU RN - $2,462 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: 01/04/2027
• 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: Jan 4, 2027
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Critical Care Float Pool night shift position requiring ventilator management and float flexibility across multiple ICUs at a teaching hospital.

Details

• Critical Care Float Pool position at a teaching hospital
• 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/MICU/NCCU
• Floating required within units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:30)
• 13-week assignment length

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• 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
• 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

• Responsibilities include IV therapy, central/arterial/PICC line management, blood product administration, and care of ventilated patients
• Skills include ventilator management, ABG interpretation, chest tube assistance, BiPAP/CPAP management, and suctioning
• Experience with cardiac drips, vasoactive drips, CVA/stroke management, and dysrhythmia management preferred
• Candidates must complete Ohio BCI & FBI fingerprinting promptly upon accepting an offer, including lifetime background checks
• Locals accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for travel assignments after 6 months away from the facility
• Current employees are ineligible for travel assignments at this health system
• RTO must be submitted with the application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• First-time travelers not specifically addressed, but prior travel experience is strongly preferred

American Traveler Job ID #P-743892. 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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