Travel CVICU RN - $2,177 per week

GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel CVICU Registered Nurse Jobs in Columbus, Ohio

Join a high-acuity Cardiovascular ICU team in Columbus, Ohio, and take the next step in your travel nursing career. This CVICU Registered Nurse opportunity places you in a fast-paced cardiac critical care environment caring for complex cardiac, vascular, thoracic, and post-operative patients while building advanced critical care skills in one of Ohio’s most vibrant healthcare hubs.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) / Cardiac ICU / Critical Care RN
• Employment Type: Travel Registered Nurse (Travel RN)
• Shift: 12-hour nights
• Weekly Hours: 36 hours per week
• Schedule: Weekdays with some weekends; rotating holidays
• Weekend Requirement: Minimum 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule block
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Orientation: 36 hours
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,940 - $2,040
• Patient Ratio: 1:1-2
• Location: Columbus, Ohio 43210

Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active RN license in hand at the time of submission
• At least 1 year of RN experience required; 2 years of cardiac ICU experience preferred
• BLS and ACLS required
• NIHSS certification preferred/required per unit needs
• Epic charting experience required
• Experience caring for high-acuity CVICU or cardiac critical care patients strongly preferred
• Strong skills in telemetry, ventilator management, IV starts, and critical care monitoring
• Ability to float to equivalent or lower-acuity units within the organization as needed
• Comfort working in a fast-paced travel nursing assignment with required credentialing timelines

CVICU RN Responsibilities

• Provide expert nursing care to adult CVICU patients with complex cardiac and thoracic conditions
• Monitor and manage hemodynamic instability, dysrhythmias, and post-operative recovery in a critical care setting
• Care for patients requiring ventilators, Swan Ganz monitoring, IABP, Impella, ECMO, CRRT, and vasoactive drips
• Support patients recovering from CABG, valve repair/replacement, TAVR, heart transplant, lung transplant, and other advanced procedures
• Perform critical care interventions including line management, sedation monitoring, blood product administration, and arterial line care
• Collaborate closely with physicians, respiratory therapy, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team to deliver safe, high-quality patient-centered care
• Float within the organization as needed to equivalent or lower-acuity units
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and contribute to smooth unit workflow

Apply now for this rewarding CVICU Registered Nurse travel job in Columbus, Ohio, and join a healthcare team committed to excellence in cardiac critical care.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

GHR Healthcare Job ID #510225. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: CVICU

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