Location: Columbus, OH

Start Date: 04-20-2026

End Date: 07-20-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: 3x12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM (Night). Schedule days vary; every-other-weekend coverage required. May float to similar-acuity units as needed.

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $53 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, evidence-based postpartum nursing care to birthing parents and their newborns
• Assess, monitor and manage patients using telemetry interpretation and respond to changes in condition
• Initiate and maintain IV therapy, including starting IVs and administering blood and blood products safely
• Support breastfeeding and provide parent education on newborn care, discharge planning, and home safety
• Manage pain assessment and medication administration, including insulin drips and magnesium sulfate therapy when indicated
• Deliver newborn care skills such as metabolic screening, phototherapy management, cord care, and NAS support
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (pharmacy, PT, social services, rapid response) to optimize patient outcomes
• Complete thorough documentation in EPIC and participate in unit-based quality and safety initiatives

Qualifications

• Active RN licensure (state-specific) — ready to practice in Ohio
• Minimum 2 years of postpartum nursing experience (explicit requirement)
• BLS required; IV certification and IV start skills required
• Experience with EPIC charting system required
• Telemetry interpretation skills; RN must be prepared to pass an EKG exam prior to start
• Experience in labor & delivery and couplet care strongly preferred
• NRP is preferred; previous travel nursing experience is a plus
• Comfort with administration of blood products, insulin drips, heparin, and common postpartum meds

Knowledge & Skills

• Postpartum care and newborn assessment (including hypoglycemia management and thermoregulation)
• Newborn procedures: phototherapy, metabolic screen, circumcision care education, cord care
• IV therapy, IV starts, and administration of blood & blood products
• Telemetry interpretation and basic EKG knowledge
• Pain assessment & management, including opioid administration and monitoring
• Familiarity with common postpartum complications (postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia management)
• Patient/family education and discharge teaching
• Experience working in Level 1 Nursery and postpartum settings; couplet care practices

Benefits

• Supportive team environment that values your skills and growth
• Comprehensive onboarding with a 36-hour orientation to set you up for success
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement to help keep you credentialed
• Opportunities to expand your clinical skills working with postpartum and newborn populations
• Flexible scheduling with block-style 12-hour shifts to help you plan your life outside work
• Access to robust interdisciplinary support including IV teams and rapid response
• Work in a family-centered unit where your patient education and teaching make a real difference
• Clinical resources and continuing education opportunities to keep your practice sharp

Travel Perks: Explore Columbus, OH

Explore Columbus in your time off: stroll the Short North Arts District for galleries and lively dining; visit the Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens for serene walks; catch a Buckeyes game or wander the Ohio State University campus; enjoy family-friendly fun at COSI (Center of Science and Industry) or the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium; bike or walk along the Scioto Mile riverfront; and take a weekend trip to scenic Hocking Hills for hiking and waterfalls — plenty to do within a short drive.

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