MICU RN
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital

Registered Nurse, 11 MICU

• Location: Columbus, Ohio
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 7:30), 36 hours per week
• Schedule note: Rotating contracts may include days, nights, or both, based on department needs. Shift assignments are reviewed every 4-week period, but changes are not guaranteed.
• Travelers: First-time travelers are accepted.

Patient Population

• Age groups: Adults and geriatrics
• Common diagnoses: Oncologic emergencies, COPD, pneumonia, ARDS, GI bleed, neuromuscular disease, drug overdose, consequences of oncologic treatment, pulmonary hypertension, autoimmune disorders, and sepsis
• Common treatments: Mechanical ventilation, pulmonary artery catheter placement, CRRT, arterial pressure monitoring, cardiac monitoring, chest tubes, central venous catheters, chemotherapy administration, complex medication regimens, clinical trials, plasmapheresis, and bronchoscopy or endoscopy for some patients

Required Qualifications

Education and licensure

• Valid RN license in Ohio
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing, or graduate of an accredited nursing program (CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA). Education must be verified immediately after the contract is signed.
• State license verification within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification

Experience and skills

• 2 years of experience, including MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• Experience with ventilator management
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with Epic
• Computerized charting

Certifications

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIH stroke certification obtained within 1 year of start

Competencies

• Unit-specific competency exam
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam completed before start (required for agency-sourced candidates; all RN candidates must complete it before start)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG exam within 1 year of start, updated annually. Minimum passing score is 76%, with a maximum of three attempts.
• Annual stroke education of 8 hours, completed through required eLearning modules

Application and references

• Employment application
• Skills checklist
• Two professional references, at least one from a manager, director, or formal leadership role (charge RN acceptable for the second). Coworker references are not accepted.

Health

• Physician documentation of good health and freedom from contagious disease within 1 year of start
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start, or a TB questionnaire
• MMR: 2 vaccine doses or a positive titer
• Varicella: 2 vaccine doses or a positive titer
• Hepatitis B: titer or 3-dose series (signed declination also accepted)
• Tdap (adult dose given after age 11/12; TD, DTaP, and declination are not accepted)
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season (10/1 to 3/31). Candidates who decline must wear a mask at all times.
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start. Pending screens are not accepted.
• N95 fit test within 1 year of the assignment end date. For starts on or after 7/13/2026, an annual fit mask is required for in-patient RNs. Accepted masks: 3M 1860 (regular or small), 3M 1870+, and Halyard Duckbill 46827s (small) or 46727r (regular).

Background and compliance

• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start
• State and FBI fingerprinting within 1 year of start (a pending-results attestation may be used if approved in advance)
• Fraud, waste, and abuse training certificate before start, updated annually
• Ethics and compliance policies acknowledged annually
• Dress code and hand hygiene policy signed
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgment, annually
• Confidential fraud, waste, abuse, and compliance reporting form