
Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $55.28
- Weekly
- $1,990
- Yearly (full-time)
- $103,480
- Contract length
- 16 weeks
- Start date
- December 14, 2026
This job pays about $55.28/hour — 39% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Ohio ($39.67/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Ohio right now
- 1,558 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Ohio from 6 agencies, 511 of them in Columbus.
- Pay in these listings: $10.00 – $196/hour, median $55.28/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Ohio: $39.67/hour ($82,514/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: MAS Medical Staffing ($80.00/hour across 7 jobs).
Job description
Travel Med/Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – Columbus, Ohio
Apply for a travel nursing assignment in Columbus, Ohio, providing medical-surgical, telemetry, and oncology nursing care to adult and geriatric patients. Join a collaborative medical oncology and benign hematology team and support patients throughout the cancer care continuum while expanding your acute-care Registered Nurse experience. This opportunity is located in the 43210 area, near excellent dining, cultural attractions, green spaces, and convenient city amenities.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Position: Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Surg Telemetry Oncology
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing assignment
- Location: Columbus, Ohio 43210
- Start Date: December 14, 2026
- End Date: April 5, 2027
- Duration: 16 weeks
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,940–$2,040
- Schedule: Approximately 3 shifts per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
- Shift Options: Days, approximately 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.; or nights, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
- Documentation System: Epic electronic health record (EHR)
- Orientation: 72 hours
- Scheduling: Weekend coverage varies according to unit needs; floating to other medical-surgical oncology units is required
Travel Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Current and consistent acute-care medical-surgical or telemetry nursing experience within the past 12 months
- At least 2 years of Registered Nurse experience
- Current Registered Nurse license in Ohio or a valid compact nursing license in hand at the time of submission
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Experience with computerized charting; Epic experience required
- Telemetry monitoring and cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation experience
- Education from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited nursing program
- Oncology nursing experience preferred but not required
- Oncology Nursing Society chemotherapy certification or chemotherapy administration experience preferred
Med/Surg Telemetry and Oncology Nursing Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive medical-surgical and telemetry nursing care to patients with solid tumor diagnoses, including breast, lung, prostate, pancreatic, colon, and esophageal cancers
- Care for patients throughout the cancer journey, including diagnosis, treatment, symptom management, and transitions of care
- Monitor cardiac rhythms, recognize dysrhythmias, and promptly communicate changes in patient condition
- Administer chemotherapy and blood products in accordance with applicable competency and safety standards
- Access and manage ports, perform central-line blood draws, and start and maintain intravenous therapy
- Apply infection-prevention protocols and implement fall-prevention interventions
- Provide care for patients with complex medical-surgical needs, including those receiving antineoplastic therapy
- Use Epic to accurately document assessments, interventions, medications, and patient responses
- Collaborate with physicians, pharmacy, respiratory services, physical therapy, social services, radiology, rapid response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Float to other medical-surgical oncology units as needed to support patient care
Apply now for this Columbus, Ohio travel nursing opportunity and join a collaborative medical-surgical telemetry oncology team.
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.
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