ICU Registered Nurse
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State's Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital

Job Opportunity: Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (Night Shift)

Location: Columbus, Ohio
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Shift: Night shift, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:1 to 1:2
• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Experience Required: Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience (highest stated requirement)
• Prior Travel Experience: Preferred but not required

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) – AHA certification only
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – AHA certification only
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• All certifications must be current and from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Required Skills and Competencies

• Proficient in IV starts
• Experience with telemetry monitoring
• Competency with ventilator management
• Proficiency in EPIC electronic documentation system (required)
• Completion of medication/pharmacology competency exam prior to start
• Unit-specific competency exams required
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required within 1 year of start and updated annually (minimum passing score 76%)

Licensure

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license for Ohio
• License verification required within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification required

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start, including FBI and BCI fingerprinting (Ohio-specific code 3701.881)
• Pending background check attestation required if fingerprint results are pending at start
• Monthly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG monitoring
• Education accreditation verification from an accredited nursing program (CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA)
• Employment application and skills checklist required
• Two professional references required (at least one from a manager or formal leadership)

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start confirming good health and free of contagious disease
• Negative TB test (PPD, QGold, or TSPOT) within 1 year or chest x-ray if positive
• TB questionnaire required annually in lieu of TB test renewal
• Adult Tdap vaccination (not Td or DTaP) required; exemptions not allowed for those working with infants or pregnant patients
• 2 MMR vaccines or positive titers for measles, mumps, and rubella (with booster requirements if low titers)
• Varicella immunity via 2 vaccines or positive titer (medical exemptions require documentation)
• Hepatitis B immunity via titer or 3-vaccine series (signed declination acceptable)
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start (includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, methadone, methaqualone, opiates, PCP, propoxyphene)
• Seasonal flu vaccine or declination during flu season (10/1 – 3/31); decliners must wear a mask
• COVID-19 vaccination not required but strongly recommended

Additional Facility-Specific Requirements

• Annual review and signature of dress code and hand hygiene policy
• Annual acknowledgment of ethics and compliance policies (required for new contracts)
• Confidential Fraud, Waste, and Abuse reporting training and certificate required prior to start and updated annually
• Proof of fingerprinting completion required for subcontractors (physical receipt or photo of fingerprint cards)

Parking

• Parking permits available for purchase through campus parking services (cost and options vary)

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio
• Minimum 2 years of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nursing experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Competency with ventilator management
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system