Travel MS/Tele RN - $2,113 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/08/2026
• Duration: 16 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 8, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Oncology Telemetry unit position requiring EPIC experience and at least 2 years of current acute care experience in the specialty.

Details

• Work in the Med/Surg Oncology Telemetry unit of a cancer hospital
• Care for patients with soft tissue malignancies receiving chemotherapy, diagnostic services, and symptom management
• Patients require continuous cardiac monitoring related to chemotherapy administration and management of comorbidities
• Heavy focus on infection prevention protocols and fall prevention
• Uses B450 GE telemetry monitors, bladder scanner, Alaris pumps, and Stryker beds
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00-7:30
• May be scheduled for days, nights, or a rotating combination based on department needs, with shift assignments reviewed every 4-week scheduling period
• Required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity level

Requirements

• Active RN license, Ohio state or compact, required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN acute care experience required, current and consistent within the last 12 months, and specific to the specialty being applied for
• EPIC charting system experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Oncology experience preferred but not required
• Skills required: interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, accessing and managing ports, arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care/management, PICC line management, IV starts, assisting with chest tube insertion/removal, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) management, and interpretation of ABGs
• Additional preferred skills: administration of chemotherapy, BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tube management (Emerson/PleurEvac), PCA medication management, and titration of insulin drips
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• 2 professional references required, with at least one from a Manager/Director or formal leadership role and the second acceptable from a Charge RN; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry nursing care to oncology patients including chemotherapy administration and symptom management
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting as soon as the contract is signed due to strict state requirements
• Candidates outside Ohio but within driving distance will be required to drive to a fingerprinting location; those at extreme distances will be mailed a fingerprinting packet
• RTO must be submitted with the initial submission and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
• First-time travelers are welcome, with an emphasis on willingness to learn and grow nursing practice
• Former employees are eligible for a travel assignment once they have been away from the facility for 6 months or more
• Current employees of Ohio State University hospital locations are ineligible to be hired as travelers

American Traveler Job ID #P-739778. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg Tele

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