NICU Registered Nurse Night Shift | Columbus, OH
Join a Level III NICU team caring for neonates beginning at 22 weeks gestation, including patients with respiratory distress and complex surgical or cardiac needs. This night assignment offers a
$65.76 hourly rate, a
3x12-hour schedule, weekly direct-deposit pay, and comprehensive W-2 medical benefits. The assignment starts
11/30/2026 in Columbus, Ohio.
Quick Facts
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Start Date: 11/30/2026
- End Date/Duration: 03/01/2027; approximately 13 weeks
- Shift: Nights, 3x12-hour shifts; 7:00 PM7:30 AM
- Hours/Week: 36
- Employment Type: Assignment-based
- License/Certs: Registered Nurse license; BLS; NRP
- Experience: Level III or Level IV NICU experience
Pay & Benefits
- Hourly Pay Rate: $65.76
- Competitive pay packages
- Weekly pay via direct deposit
- Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 employees
- Robust referral bonus program
- 24/7 dedicated team support
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable state, federal, and local laws
- Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable
What Youll Do
- Provide specialized nursing care to neonates, including extremely premature infants and patients with complex medical needs.
- Manage respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, glucose, and infectious disease concerns.
- Administer medications including IV vasopressors, surfactants, and steroids.
- Monitor and adjust ventilator support including AC, PC, SIMV, CPAP, BiPAP, and PEEP.
- Perform arterial line management, central line care, IV therapy, and umbilical artery and vein catheter care.
- Support neonatal feeding through oral, nasogastric, and nasojejunal tubes.
- Document patient care in EPIC and communicate effectively with providers and families using SBAR.
What You Need
Required- Current Registered Nurse license
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
- Level III or Level IV NICU experience
- Competency in neonatal respiratory management, IV therapy, infection control, and cardiovascular dysrhythmia interpretation
- Ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team
Preferred- Experience caring for neonates requiring surgical or cardiac interventions
- Experience managing neonatal abstinence syndrome
About the Assignment
Work with a multidisciplinary team at a leading facility in Columbus, Ohio, providing care in a Level III NICU. The unit supports neonates with complex respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infectious, surgical, and cardiac needs and provides the equipment, supplies, policies, and procedures required for patient care.
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