Critical Care Float RN
Columbus, OH
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 15 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Critical Care Float Pool position requiring at least 2 years of ICU experience and the ability to float across multiple ICU units.

Details

• Critical Care Float Pool position at a teaching hospital
• Nurses float 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
• Float policy requires floating within units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 19:00-7:30

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
• Proficiency with EPIC required
• Required skills: IV start, telemetry, and ventilator management experience
• 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 and the second from a Charge RN or higher; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Care for critically ill patients across multiple ICU specialties including cardiovascular, neuro, surgical, and medical intensive care
• Perform skills such as arterial line management, central/PICC line care, ventilator management, ABG interpretation, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Manage patients with multisystem organ dysfunction and interpret/manage dysrhythmias
• Locals accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for a travel assignment once away from the facility for 6 months or more
• Current employees ineligible to be hired as a traveler at any Ohio State University hospital location
• RTO must be submitted with the initial application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting promptly after signing contract due to strict credentialing timelines
• First-time travelers not specifically excluded but previous travel experience is strongly preferred