Location: Columbus, OH

Start Date: 03-23-2026

End Date: 06-22-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour shifts (Day and Night): Day 3x12 (07:00 AM - 07:30 PM), Night 3x12 (07:00 PM - 07:30 AM). Typical schedule includes weekdays and some weekends; up to 6 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule period (Days: Saturday/Sunday; Nights: Friday/Saturday). Rotating shifts including holidays.

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 expert cardiovascular ICU care using advanced hemodynamic monitoring including Swan-Ganz/PA lines to optimize patient outcomes
• Manage ventilated patients and titrate ventilator and vasoactive drips with precise clinical judgement
• Safely initiate and maintain IV therapy, arterial lines, central lines and PICCs; administer blood products when needed
• Monitor and manage mechanical circulatory support including IABP, Impella and VADs, escalating concerns promptly
• Deliver conscious and procedural sedation while continuously assessing patient response and safety
• Chart thoroughly and accurately in EPIC to ensure seamless interdisciplinary communication
• Participate in rapid response and emergency cardiac interventions, interpreting dysrhythmias and leading bedside care
• Support postoperative cardiac surgery patients (CABG, valve repair, TAVR) including immediate post-op management

Qualifications

• BLS and ACLS required
• EPIC charting experience required
• 2 years of cardiac ICU (CVICU) experience preferred
• Comfortable with 12-hour ICU shifts and 1:1–1:2 patient ratios
• Previous travel nursing experience preferred but not required
• Willingness to float to units of equivalent or lower acuity within the health system as needed
• Flu vaccine required per facility guideline (medical exemptions only)
• Ability to participate in a 36-hour orientation

Knowledge & Skills

• Cardiovascular critical care (CVICU) and telemetry monitoring
• Hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation (Swan-Ganz/PA lines)
• Ventilator management and ABG interpretation
• Experience with ECMO, IABP, Impella and VAD support (LVAD/RVAD)
• CRRT/CVVHD familiarity and renal failure management
• Central line, arterial line and PICC management; blood product administration
• Procedural sedation, conscious sedation monitoring, and emergency medication administration
• Strong rhythm interpretation and dysrhythmia management
• Skilled EPIC charting and interdisciplinary communication

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel reimbursement to make your stay comfortable and easy
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage to keep you and your family healthy
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement so state paperwork isn’t a headache
• Paid time off to recharge between contracts
• Professional development support and opportunities to expand your cardiac critical care skills
• Onboarding orientation (36 hours) and a supportive preceptor to get you confident fast
• Referral bonus program — bring a friend and share the adventure
• A collaborative team that values your expertise and invests in your success
• Access to facility resources: Rapid Response, Respiratory, PT, Pharmacy and more

Travel Perks: Explore Columbus, OH

Columbus is a lively, unexpected gem. Explore the Short North Arts District’s galleries and cafés, stroll through German Village’s brick streets and boutique shops, or visit the Franklin Park Conservatory and beautiful botanical gardens. Catch a Buckeyes game or tour the Ohio State University campus, enjoy family-friendly fun at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, or get hands-on at COSI science center. For weekend nature escapes, Hocking Hills is about an hour away with great hiking, waterfalls and scenic overlooks. Plenty of dining, craft breweries and parks make Columbus a great place to live between shifts.

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