
Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $55.28
- Weekly
- $1,990
- Yearly (full-time)
- $103,480
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 16, 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
- 1,785 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Ohio from 6 agencies, 644 of them in Columbus.
- Pay in these listings: $14.59 – $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 Tele Registered Nurse (RN) – Night Shift | Columbus, Ohio
Start your next travel nursing job as a Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse in Columbus, Ohio, with a 13-week acute-care contract. Join a collaborative team caring for adult and geriatric patients with a broad range of medical conditions while developing your telemetry, acute-care, and clinical assessment skills. Columbus is a vibrant university city known for its welcoming neighborhoods, excellent dining, arts and cultural attractions, and convenient access to parks and recreation.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,940–$2,040
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Healthcare Setting: On-site adult medical-surgical/telemetry unit
- Start Date: November 16, 2026
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks, through February 15, 2027
- Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
- Weekend Coverage: Approximately 3–4 weekend days per month
- Patient Assignment: Approximately 1 nurse to 4 patients
- Orientation: 36 hours
- Floating: May be required to support other units within the health system
Registered Nurse (RN) Job Requirements
- At least 1 year of recent Registered Nurse experience in medical-surgical telemetry or a comparable acute-care setting
- Active compact or Ohio Registered Nurse license in hand at the time of submission
- Current Basic Life Support certification
- Graduate of an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited nursing program
- Ability to care for adult and geriatric patients with complex medical needs
- Experience with telemetry monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, IV therapy, PICC line care, oxygen administration, isolation precautions, and rapid response procedures
- Two professional references, including at least one reference from a manager, director, supervisor, or other formal leader
- Current influenza vaccination; medical exemptions may be considered
- Willingness to complete required compliance and credentialing steps promptly
Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to adult and geriatric medical-surgical telemetry patients
- Assess patients, identify changes in condition, and communicate clinical findings to the interdisciplinary care team
- Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize, respond to, and escalate dysrhythmias and other urgent changes in patient status
- Administer medications, IV antibiotics, oxygen therapy, and other prescribed treatments
- Perform and manage peripheral IVs, PICC lines, urinary catheters, chest tubes, and other medical-surgical procedures within scope and competency
- Support patients with conditions including organ failure, substance withdrawal, altered level of consciousness, behavioral concerns, and developmental or cognitive challenges
- Participate in rapid response and code team procedures as needed
- Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, rehabilitation, social services, interpretation services, and other members of the care team
- Document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care plans accurately and in a timely manner
- Float to other appropriate units as needed while maintaining high standards of patient care
Apply now for this Columbus, Ohio travel nursing opportunity and join an experienced acute-care healthcare 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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