
ICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $55.28
- Weekly
- $1,990
- Yearly (full-time)
- $103,480
- Start date
- 11/02/2026
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
- 1,786 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
ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Assignment in Columbus, Ohio
Take your critical care nursing skills to a rewarding travel ICU RN opportunity in Columbus, OH 43210, a welcoming Ohio city setting. This ICU Float Pool assignment offers the chance to care for high-acuity patients across multiple units while supporting a collaborative healthcare team.
Job Details
- Specialty: ICU Float Pool / Critical Care
- Employment Type: Travel Nurse Assignment
- Contract Length: 15 weeks
- Start Date: 11/02/2026
- Shift: Night shifts, 3x12-hour schedule
- Shift Duration: 12 hours
- Weekly Hours: 36 hours per week
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,940 - $2,040
- Setting: Critical Care Float Pool
- Location: Columbus, OH 43210
- Weekend Coverage: Every other weekend minimum
- Floating: Required across equivalent or lower-acuity units as needed
Job Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience
- Current RN license in hand at time of submission
- BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- Epic charting experience required
- Prior travel nursing experience strongly preferred
- Strong skills in IV starts, telemetry, and ventilator management
- Ability to manage vasoactive drips, cardiac drips, and critical care monitoring
- Education from an ACEN or CCNE-accredited nursing program preferred
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality nursing care in a busy ICU float pool environment
- Float to a variety of critical care units based on staffing and patient needs
- Care for adult patients in Neuro ICU, Surgical ICU, MICU, CVICU, and Cardiology/Diagnostics areas
- Manage ventilated patients and perform advanced critical care interventions
- Monitor and interpret dysrhythmias, ABGs, and telemetry findings
- Administer blood products, IV medications, and sedation protocols as appropriate
- Support patients with complex diagnoses including transplant and multisystem critical care needs
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective, patient-centered care
Apply now for this exciting Columbus healthcare job and take the next step in your travel nursing career today.
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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