PCU RN
Columbus, OH
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jan 4, 2027
• Length: 26 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) night shift position requiring at least 1 year of experience and an active OH or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU), also covering DOU/IMC/Stepdown areas
• Patient population includes telemetry, neurological/psychiatric, pre/post neurosurgery, spinal cord injury, and plastics cases
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:30), 36 hours per week
• 13-week assignment length
• Floating required within OSU facilities

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Skills include IV therapy/phlebotomy, peripheral line care, PCA management, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, oxygen administration, and isolation precautions/PPE
• Preferred skills include arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care, PICC line management, BiPAP/CPAP management, ABG interpretation, tracheostomy care, feeding tube management, heparin and cardiac/vasoactive drip management, wound care/wound vac, IV insulin protocols, and ortho trauma care
• Two professional references required, with at least one from a manager/director or supervisor and the second from a charge RN; coworker references not accepted

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care across a range of progressive care and stepdown patient populations
• Must complete Ohio fingerprinting process urgently upon signing contract due to strict compliance deadlines
• Candidates outside Ohio but within driving distance must travel to a fingerprinting location as soon as possible after booking
• Candidates at extreme distances will be mailed a fingerprinting packet to complete urgently
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for a travel assignment after being away from the facility for 6 months or more
• Current employees of any Ohio State University hospital location are ineligible for travel assignments
• Requested time off must be submitted with the application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less