SICU Registered Nurse
Columbus, OH
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Surgical ICU position at a major academic medical center in Ohio, requiring 2 years of ICU experience and an active OH or compact RN license.

Details

• Work setting is a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at a large academic teaching hospital
• Night shift schedule: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM (3x12-hour shifts)
• 36 hours per week, every other weekend required
• Floating is required
• Call is required
• Patient population includes surgical, trauma, and critically ill patients requiring complex ICU-level care
• Epic EMR (preferred experience)
• Medication systems in use include Pyxis, Accudose, and Omnicell
• SBAR communication framework used

Requirements

• Active OH RN license or compact RN license required and must be in hand at time of consideration
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required
• Trauma Level II experience required
• Surgical ICU, Trauma ICU, Burn ICU, or Transplant ICU experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Nursing degree from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program required
• 2 professional references required: at least 1 must be from a manager, director, or formal leadership role (e.g., supervisor); a Charge RN is acceptable as the second reference; co-worker references are not accepted
• Required clinical skills include: IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care/management, PICC line management, blood product administration, care of ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP management, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), ABG interpretation, titration of vasoactive drips, continuous IV sedation, procedural sedation administration/monitoring, management of multisystem organ dysfunction/failure, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, IV insulin protocols, and isolation precautions/PPE
• Preferred skill: Pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted
• All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted prior to consideration and will be built into the contract; RTO is limited to 7 days or less
• Former employees of the facility are eligible after a minimum 6-month separation; current employees of any Ohio State University hospital location are not eligible
• Ohio state fingerprinting is required and must be completed promptly after signing a contract — candidates outside Ohio may need to travel to an in-state fingerprinting location or complete a mailed packet; detailed instructions are provided by the credentialing team
• Candidates may purchase parking permits through CampusParc; options include a medical center garage permit with 24/7 access, a budget permit with shuttle service to the medical center, and additional surface lot options