Location: Columbus, OH

Start Date: 06-01-2026

End Date: 09-21-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night, 3x12-hour (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM); specific nights vary and schedule is reviewed every 4-week period. Note: Orientation Week 1 = Monday-Friday days; Week 2 = 36 hours on-unit orientation with a preceptor.

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $60 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity PCU and oncology patient care with clinical confidence and compassion
• Monitor telemetry and interpret dysrhythmias to guide timely interventions
• Manage central lines, peripheral lines and PICCs, and perform safe IV access/maintenance
• Administer and monitor blood products and PCA therapy according to protocols
• Support rapid response and code team processes when acute events occur
• Perform respiratory support tasks: HFNC, CPAP/BiPAP management, and tracheostomy care
• Carry out specialty procedures including chest tube management and continuous bladder irrigation
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team (RT, PT, pharmacy, social work) to coordinate patient-centered care
• Follow infection prevention and isolation precautions to keep patients and staff safe
• Document accurately in Epic and maintain high standards of charting and handoff communication

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse license (state of practice) required
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS/BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and NIHSS certification required
• High-acuity PCU/stepdown experience required; oncology experience preferred but not required
• At least 2 years of relevant clinical experience preferred; must meet experience requirements within the past 3 years with at least 1 year of current specialty experience for a clinical pass
• Comfortable floating to units of equivalent or lower acuity as needed
• Familiarity with Epic charting system required
• Willingness to learn, participate in orientation, and grow your nursing practice

Knowledge & Skills

• Telemetry monitoring and cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation/management
• IV therapy: starting/maintaining IVs, PICC line care, central and peripheral line management
• Blood product administration and transfusion monitoring
• Feeding tube care and management
• Chest tube management (Emerson/Pleur-evac) and wound care/Wound Vac
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), CPAP/BiPAP management, and non-invasive airway support
• Tracheostomy care and respiratory assessment
• Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Use of rapid response/code teams and emergency response procedures
• Infection prevention, isolation precautions, and patient safety/fall prevention
• Familiarity with Alaris pumps, GE telemetry monitors, bladder scanner, PCA pumps and Stryker beds
• Basic phlebotomy and titration protocols (heparin, cardiac drips, insulin drips) — where applicable

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that supports your well-being and career growth
• Flexible scheduling with self-schedule requests so your life has some predictability
• Structured orientation (week 1 days, week 2 on-unit preceptor) to set you up for success
• Opportunities for professional growth and development within oncology and PCU care
• Supportive interdisciplinary team including respiratory, PT, pharmacy and rapid response
• Licensure and onboarding support to make your transition smooth
• Paid time off and scheduling accommodations (pre-approved time off requests available)
• A welcoming workplace culture that values learning and clinical excellence

Travel Perks: Explore Columbus, OH

Explore Columbus in your downtime: stroll the Short North Arts District for galleries and eateries, visit the Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, enjoy hands-on fun at COSI, catch a game or event at Ohio Stadium, wander historic German Village, or take a weekend trip to nearby Hocking Hills for hiking and waterfalls. Plenty of parks, museums, coffee shops and a lively dining scene make Columbus a great place to explore between shifts.

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