Location: Columbus, OH

Start Date: 02-09-2026

End Date: 05-11-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Weekend day shifts, 3x12s, 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM (Day shift) — Every Other Weekend coverage (minimum EOW)

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 compassionate, high-acuity critical care across multiple ICU settings including Neuro, CVICU, SICU, and MICU
• Safely manage ventilated patients and titrate ventilator and vasoactive settings as ordered
• Perform advanced cardiac monitoring, interpret dysrhythmias and respond to emergencies
• Start and maintain IVs, manage central/PICC lines and handle blood product administration
• Deliver skilled stroke care using NIHSS and participate in rapid stroke response
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (RT, PT, Pharmacy, Social Work) to optimize patient outcomes
• Adhere to infection prevention and isolation precautions to protect patients and staff
• Float to units of equivalent or lower acuity as staffing needs require, maintaining adaptability and professionalism

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years ICU/critical care nursing experience
• Active RN license valid for practice in Ohio (credentials guidance available)
• BLS and ACLS required
• NIHSS certification required
• Proficiency with EPIC electronic health record
• Demonstrated experience with IV starts, telemetry monitoring, and ventilator management
• Teaching hospital experience required; previous travel nursing experience strongly preferred
• Flu vaccine required (medical exemptions allowed); COVID-19 vaccine not required per facility guideline

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong critical care assessment skills and experience with multi-system organ dysfunction
• Ventilator management and interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Familiarity with advanced lines and devices: arterial lines, Swan-Ganz, EVD/ICP monitoring, lumbar drains
• Competence in titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips and administering continuous IV sedation/paralytics
• Ability to obtain and interpret 12-lead EKGs and manage dysrhythmias
• Skilled in infection prevention, isolation precautions, and surgical wound care (including Wound VAC)
• Comfortable with emergency procedures, sheath removal, and post-cardiac surgery care
• Flexible floater mindset: quick learner, strong communication, and teamwork across ICU specialties

Benefits

• Supportive team culture that values your expertise and growth
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Paid time off options so you can actually take a break
• Comprehensive onboarding with 36 hours of orientation for a confident start
• Access to continuing education and clinical development opportunities
• Professional liability coverage guidance and credentialing support
• Flexible block scheduling to help plan your life outside work
• A workplace that prioritizes safety, infection prevention, and best practices

Travel Perks: Explore Columbus, OH

Explore Columbus between shifts: stroll the Short North Arts District for galleries and coffee shops, visit the Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, catch a game or walk the Ohio State University campus, enjoy interactive exhibits at COSI, or spend an afternoon at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium. For outdoor enthusiasts, the Scioto Mile and nearby parks offer riverfront trails and kayaking, and weekend getaways to Hocking Hills are an easy drive for hiking and waterfalls.

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