Registered Nurse ICU

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU (Critical Care Float Pool)

Location

Columbus, OH | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:30) | Every Other Weekend Required

Key Responsibilities

• Float to all ICUs within the health system, including MICU, SICU, NCCU, CVICU, and Cardiology/Diagnostics units
• Provide critical care nursing for patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure, including transplant patients (kidney, liver, lung, heart)
• Interpret and manage dysrhythmias and perform 12-lead EKG/ECG acquisition
• Deliver post-cardiac surgery care (not directly from the OR)
• Float to other units within the broader organization as needed when critical care census is low
• Maintain compliance with all credentialing requirements, including timely completion of the Ohio fingerprinting process

Required Qualifications

• Active, valid RN license (compact or Ohio state license required at time of submission)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU/critical care nursing experience
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Demonstrated competency in Medical, Neuro, and Surgical Intensive Care settings
• Flexibility to float to multiple ICU and non-ICU units within the organization as needed
• Nursing education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Locals are welcome and accepted
• Current employees of any Ohio State University hospital location are not eligible for this travel assignment; former employees must have been separated for at least 6 months prior to submission

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience caring for solid organ transplant patients (kidney, liver, lung, heart)
• Prior experience in a float pool or multi-unit critical care environment
• Familiarity with cardiovascular and neurology ICU patient populations

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work across a wide range of high-acuity critical care specialties within a large, well-established academic health system
• Gain diverse clinical experience through exposure to complex patient populations including multi-organ transplant and post-cardiac surgery care