Job Opportunity – Progressive Care / Stepdown RN – Ohio
Start Date: December 20, 2026
Location: Central Ohio
Compensation: Details provided to qualified applicants
Schedule: 13-week assignment with 32 hours of orientation. Float requirements to different units within the organization as needed. Patient population includes adults and geriatrics with a daily census of 34 patients across 44 beds.
Highlights:
- Progressive Care / Stepdown unit specializing in telemetry and intermediate care
- Epic charting system (preferred experience)
- Comprehensive interdisciplinary team support with access to Rapid Response and Code teams
- 13-week contract extension opportunity with professional development in a large academic environment
- Work with diverse patient diagnoses requiring advanced monitoring and intervention
Requirements:
- Active RN license (Compact or Ohio state license required at time of submission)
- Current ACLS and BLS certifications required
- Minimum 1 year of current acute care experience in Progressive Care, Stepdown, PCU, DOU, or IMC setting
- Experience must be current (actively working in specialty within the last 12 months)
- Proficiency in telemetry monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, IV therapy, and oxygen administration
- Knowledge of isolation precautions, peripheral line management, and use of Rapid Response/Code teams
- Epic charting system experience preferred
- Education from ACEN or CCNE accredited nursing program
- 2 professional references required (at least one from a manager, director, or formal supervisor)
- Flu vaccine required (medical exemptions only)
Why It's a Great Opportunity:
This position offers experienced Progressive Care nurses the chance to extend their impact in a dynamic academic medical environment. You'll work with a collaborative team caring for complex adult and geriatric patients requiring intermediate-level monitoring and intervention. This role provides an excellent opportunity to enhance your clinical skills while contributing to high-quality patient outcomes in a well-supported unit.
Important Compliance Information:
- Strict compliance deadline: Tuesday prior to start date with no exceptions
- Ohio fingerprinting process must be completed immediately upon contract signing
- Candidates within driving distance of Ohio must travel to an in-state fingerprinting location as soon as possible after booking
- Former employees must have been away from the facility for 6+ months to be eligible
- Current employees at this organization are ineligible for travel positions
- Local candidates accepted at the same rate