PCU Registered Nurse
Columbus, OH
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse – PCU (Night Shift)

Location

• Columbus, Ohio

Employment Type

• Travel / Contract

Contract Length

• 16 weeks

Specialty & Experience

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience required

Patient Population

• Adults and Geriatrics
• Primarily care for newly diagnosed acute leukemia patients

Work Schedule

• Night shift: 12-hour shifts (19:00 to 7:30), 3 shifts per week (36 hours/week)
• Rotating 12-hour day/night shifts possible depending on department needs
• No set/blocked scheduling; self-scheduling requests accepted before finalizing
• Variable weekends based on unit needs

Staffing Ratios

• Goal is 1:4, may be up to 1:5

Orientation

• First week: Monday to Friday, dayshift
• Second week: 36 hours of on-unit orientation with a preceptor

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Preferred Certifications

• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Chemotherapy Certification (not required)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

Required Skills & Competencies

• Medical-Surgical / Telemetry nursing experience
• Telemetry monitoring and interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Use of Rapid Response Teams
• Feeding tube care and management
• IV therapy and phlebotomy
• Blood product administration
• Central line blood draws
• Peripheral line care and management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Computerized charting experience (EPIC)

Special Focus Areas

• Infection prevention protocols
• Patient falls prevention

Background and Credentialing Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start, including SS trace, counties lived/worked, nationwide check, sex offender registry, and motor vehicle record if driving is required
• FBI and BCI fingerprinting required within 1 year of start using specific code (3701.881)
• Education verification from an accredited nursing program (CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA)
• License verification within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification required for RNs
• Pending background check attestation required if fingerprint results are pending

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start confirming good health and free of contagious disease
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray within 1 year; annual TB questionnaire required
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccine (adult dose after age 11/12; Tdap only)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or positive titer; boosters required if low titer
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer; medical exemptions require documentation
• Hepatitis B: Titer or 3-vaccine series; declination accepted
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start (no pending tests allowed)
• Seasonal flu vaccination or declination during flu season (10/1 - 3/31)
• Fit mask test required annually for inpatient/patient-facing roles starting 7/13/2026 (valid for entire assignment length)

Competency Exams

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam required prior to start
• Unit-specific competency exam required
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required within 1 year of start and updated annually (minimum passing score 76%, max 3 attempts)

References and Documentation

• Two professional references required; at least one must be from a manager/director or formal leadership role (charge RN acceptable as second reference)
• Employment application required including education details
• Skills checklist required

Additional Facility-Specific Requirements

• Dress code and hand hygiene policy acknowledgment required
• Confidential Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Compliance Reporting Mechanism form required
• Fraud, Waste, and Abuse training certificate required prior to start and updated annually
• Ethics and compliance policies must be reviewed and acknowledged annually

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Ohio
• Minimum 2 years of Progressive Care Unit (PCU) nursing experience
• PCU nursing experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)