Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (PCU) - Columbus, Ohio

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (PCU)
• Location: Columbus, Ohio
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Schedule: Every other/third weekend coverage required
• Floating: Floating within the hospital system required

Unit Information

• Unit Type: Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
• Beds: 22 (16 rooms)
• Average Daily Census: 20
• Patient Population: Adults & Geriatrics
• Common Diagnoses: Burns, plastic/reconstructive surgery (flaps, grafts, leech therapy), urology, gynecology, ENT, oral/maxillofacial surgeries
• Special Procedures: Burn dressings, flap checks, leech therapy
• Systems Used: EPIC (documentation), Pyxis (medication)
• Support Services Available: IV/pharmacy, respiratory, physical therapy, social work, transport, rapid response

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license for Ohio
• Certifications:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of recent PCU nursing experience with a similar patient population
• Preferred Experience: Previous charge RN experience and teaching hospital experience preferred

Prior Travel Experience

• No explicit requirement for prior travel experience mentioned

Required Background and Compliance Checks

• 7-year criminal background check (including FBI and BCI fingerprinting) required prior to start
• Education accreditation verification from an accredited nursing program (CCNE, ACEN, NLN CNEA, or CASN)
• Monthly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG monitoring
• Ohio BCI & FBI fingerprinting with specific code required within 1 year of start; new fingerprinting required if break in service exceeds 90 days or results are older than 1 year
• Pending background check attestation required if fingerprint results are pending

Required Health Documents and Immunizations

• 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 (or TB questionnaire in lieu of annual test)
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccine (adult dose after age 11/12)
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) - 2 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 (signed declination acceptable)
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start (no pending drug screens allowed)
• Seasonal flu vaccination or declination during flu season (10/1 - 3/31); mask required if declined

Competency and Testing Requirements

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam prior to start
• Unit-specific competency exam required
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required within 1 year of start and updated annually (with remediation process if failed)
• Orientation Safety Manual Acknowledgement required annually

Additional Facility Requirements

• Candidates must review and sign dress code and hand hygiene policy
• Completion of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse training certificate prior to start and annually thereafter
• Ethics and compliance policies must be reviewed and acknowledged annually
• Two professional references required, including at least one from a manager or formal leadership role (charge RN acceptable as second reference)
• Employment application and skills checklist required

This position offers an opportunity to work in a specialized PCU setting with a diverse adult and geriatric patient population requiring advanced nursing skills and certifications. Candidates should be prepared for night shifts and floating within the hospital system.