
NICU | 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
- $70.42
- Weekly
- $2,535
- Yearly (full-time)
- $131,820
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- 10/26/2026
This job pays about $70.42/hour — 78% 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
NICU Registered Nurse Travel Assignment in Columbus, Ohio 43205
Advance your NICU nursing career with a 13-week travel Registered Nurse opportunity in Columbus, Ohio. Join a collaborative neonatal care team, support critically ill newborns, and gain experience across NICU, PICU, CV PICU, and pediatric care settings in a vibrant Ohio healthcare market.
Job Details
- Setting: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) travel nursing assignment
- Location: Columbus, OH 43205
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Start Date: 10/26/2026
- Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,470 - $2,600
- Schedule Type: Self-scheduling
- Weekend Requirement: At most, every other weekend
- Float Expectations: May float to PICU, CV PICU, stepdown, Med-Surg, and other campuses as needed
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of overall Level III/IV NICU experience required
- At least 1 year of recent Level IV NICU experience required
- Active Ohio RN license or compact RN license in hand
- BLS and NRP required
- PALS preferred
- Epic charting experience required
- Must be comfortable floating to related critical care and pediatric areas
- Must be comfortable caring for complex neonatal patients, including trach care and heavy family involvement
- Two professional references required at submission, including at least one manager or supervisor reference
- Must be eligible for a travel nurse assignment and live outside the local 60-mile radius
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality nursing care to neonates, infants, and pediatric patients in a NICU setting
- Monitor, assess, and respond to changes in condition for critically ill newborns
- Administer medications, IV therapies, blood products, and other prescribed treatments
- Support respiratory care, including ventilator management, oxygen delivery, suctioning, and tracheostomy care
- Assist with lines, tubes, chest tubes, feeds, thermoregulation, phototherapy, and other advanced neonatal interventions
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to deliver safe, family-centered patient care
- Adapt to floating assignments while maintaining excellent clinical standards and patient safety
- Document accurately in Epic and follow all unit-specific protocols and standards
Apply now to join this rewarding NICU travel nursing assignment in Columbus, Ohio, and make a meaningful impact in neonatal healthcare.
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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