Job Opportunity – Critical Care Float Pool RN – Ohio
Start Date: October 5, 2026
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Compensation: Details provided to qualified applicants
Schedule: Weekend nights (Friday/Saturday) plus 1 additional night shift per week | 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | 36 hours per week | Contract extends through January 2, 2027
Highlights:
- Float to multiple intensive care units based on staffing needs and patient acuity, including Neuro ICU, Surgical ICUs, Medical ICUs, Cardiology/Diagnostics, CVICU, SICU, MICU, and NCCU
- Work with a diverse patient population including transplant patients (kidney, liver, lung, heart) and complex critical care cases
- Utilize EPIC charting system in a high-acuity academic medical environment
- Float assignment based on unit needs of equivalent or lower acuity
- Comprehensive interdisciplinary support including Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Pharmacy, Rapid Response Teams, and more
- Travel nursing assignment with local candidates accepted at the same rate
Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience required
- Active RN license (Compact or Ohio state license required at time of submission)
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- Proficiency with EPIC charting system required
- Demonstrated competency in IV starts, telemetry monitoring, and ventilator management
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Nursing education from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
- Two professional references required (at least one from a manager/director or formal leadership role)
- Must complete Ohio fingerprinting process immediately upon contract signing
- Flu vaccination required (medical exemptions only)
Why It's a Great Opportunity:
This position offers exceptional exposure to a wide variety of critical care specialties in a leading academic medical center. You'll enhance your clinical skills across multiple ICU settings while caring for complex patients including post-surgical, neurological, cardiac, and transplant populations. Join a collaborative healthcare team supported by comprehensive interdisciplinary services and state-of-the-art technology, making a meaningful impact on patients during their most critical moments.