Location: Columbus, OH

Start Date: 02-23-2026

End Date: 05-25-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Weekend Nights (Fri-Sat) + one weekday, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM, 3x12-hour shifts, Night (block schedule)

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-quality critical care to adult patients across Neuro ICU, Surgical ICU, MICU, CVICU, and related subspecialty units
• Float between units of equivalent or lower acuity and adapt quickly to changing patient needs
• Manage ventilated patients and perform ventilator management tasks with confidence
• Monitor telemetry and interpret 12-lead EKGs and dysrhythmias to guide timely interventions
• Administer and titrate vasoactive and cardiac drips, emergency medications, continuous sedation, and paralytics as indicated
• Assess neuro status, perform NIHSS assessments, and manage EVD and ICP monitoring when needed
• Perform IV therapy including starts, PICC/central line care, arterial line management, and blood product administration
• Document thoroughly and efficiently in EPIC to ensure continuity of care and compliance
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including respiratory therapy, PT, pharmacy, and rapid response to deliver coordinated care
• Support infection prevention, isolation precautions, and high standards of patient safety

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Proficiency with EPIC required
• Demonstrated experience with IV start, telemetry, and ventilator management
• Travel nursing experience required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Flexible and willing to float between ICU units as needed
• Orientation: 36 hours

Knowledge & Skills

• Ventilator management and care of mechanically ventilated patients
• Telemetry monitoring, 12-lead EKG interpretation, and dysrhythmia management
• IV therapy, starting and maintaining IVs, PICC and central line care
• Arterial line management and ABG interpretation
• Titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips and emergency medication administration
• Neurological monitoring including NIHSS, EVD, ICP monitoring, and stroke management
• Respiratory support skills including BiPAP, CPAP, and HFNC
• Wound care and wound VAC management
• Infection prevention and use of isolation precautions and PPE
• Comfortable charting in EPIC and working within interdisciplinary teams

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend and travel reimbursement to make relocation simple
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage to keep you and your family healthy
• 401K retirement savings plan to help you plan for tomorrow
• Paid time off so you can recharge between intense rotations
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Certification and continuing education support so you can grow clinically
• Referral bonus program to reward you for bringing great teammates onboard
• A supportive, interdisciplinary team that values your expertise and well-being
• Orientation and on-site support to set you up for success

Travel Perks: Explore Columbus, OH

Columbus is a lively city with plenty to explore between shifts. Stroll the Short North Arts District for galleries and great restaurants, wander historic German Village, and catch a Buckeyes game or explore the scenic Ohio State University campus. Family-friendly attractions include the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and COSI science center. For outdoor escapes, Franklin Park Conservatory and the Scioto Mile offer riverfront trails and green space, and weekend trips to Hocking Hills are an easy drive for hiking, waterfalls, and fresh air. Enjoy a growing craft brewery and food scene downtown when you have time off.

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