Critical Care Float Pool RN
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Critical Care Float Pool (Travel/Contract)

Location: Columbus, Ohio
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Weekend Day shifts: 3 shifts of 12 hours each (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM), totaling 36 hours/week
• Role involves floating across various ICUs based on staffing and patient acuity, including:

  • Neuro ICU
  • Surgical ICUs
  • Medical ICUs (MICU x2)
  • Cardiology/Diagnostics
  • CVICU
  • SICU / MICU / NCCU
• Nurses must float within units of equivalent or lower acuity

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience (highest required years of experience)
• Certifications:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA only (Instructor/Provider and RQI acceptable)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA only (Instructor/Provider and RQI acceptable)
  • NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) - required for most ICU, PCU, and ED units
• Proficiency with EPIC electronic health record system
• Skills:

  • IV Start
  • Telemetry
  • Ventilator management experience
• Prior travel nursing experience is strongly preferred (not explicitly required but highly valued)

Certifications & Competencies

• Required Certifications:

  • BLS, ACLS, NIH Stroke Certification
  • State nursing license verification within 30 days of start
  • NURSYS verification for RNs
• Competency Exams:

  • Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (required prior to start)
  • Unit-Specific Competency Exam
  • Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required within 1 year of start and updated annually, with remediation process if failed)

Health & Background Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start, including FBI and BCI fingerprinting (Ohio-specific code 3701.881)
• Monthly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG monitoring
• Education accreditation confirmation from an accredited nursing program (CCNE, ACEN, NLN CNEA, or CASN)
• Physical exam within 1 year of start confirming good health and free of contagious disease
• Immunizations and health screenings:

  • Tdap (adult dose after age 11/12)
  • Negative TB test or chest x-ray within 1 year
  • TB questionnaire annually
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) - 2 vaccines or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B titer or 3-vaccine series (declination acceptable)
  • Varicella - 2 vaccines or positive titer (medical exemption allowed)
  • Seasonal flu vaccine or declination during flu season (10/1 - 3/31)
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start (no pending drug screens allowed)

Additional Requirements

• 2 professional references required, with at least 1 from a manager/director or formal leadership
• Employment application and skills checklist required
• Annual review and acknowledgment of dress code, hand hygiene, ethics, and compliance policies
• Fraud, Waste, and Abuse training certificate required prior to start and updated annually
• Orientation Safety Manual acknowledgment required annually

Shift Details

• Weekend shifts only
• 3 shifts per weekend, 12 hours each

This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic critical care float pool environment with exposure to multiple ICU specialties, requiring strong critical care skills and flexibility.