Travel SICU RN - $2,210 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN SICU - Surgical Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: SICU - Surgical Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a Surgical ICU position at a teaching hospital, requiring 2+ years of recent ICU experience and a compact or OH RN license.

Details

• Surgical Intensive Care Unit setting at a teaching hospital
• Night shift, 3x12 hour shifts (19:00-7:30), 36 hours per week
• Floating required
• Call required
• Epic charting system experience preferred

Requirements

• Active compact or OH RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required
• Trauma Level II experience required
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Surgical ICU, Trauma ICU, Burn ICU, or Transplant ICU experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line management, blood product administration, central and PICC line care
• Experience with ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, and ABG interpretation
• Experience managing chronic/acute renal failure and IV insulin protocols
• Skilled in continuous IV sedation, procedural sedation, and vasoactive drip titration
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and multisystem organ dysfunction care
• Experience with post-neurosurgery, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury management
• Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring experience preferred
• 2 professional references required, with at least one from a manager, director, or supervisor, and the second from a charge RN; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Care for critically ill surgical patients requiring complex multisystem monitoring and intervention
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Locals accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for assignment after 6 months away from the facility
• Current employees of the health system are ineligible for travel assignment at this location
• RTO must be submitted with contract and limited to 7 days or less
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting promptly after signing contract due to strict state compliance requirements

American Traveler Job ID #P-766961. 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: Travel RN - Surgical ICU

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