CVICU | Registered Nurse

CVICU Registered Nurse – Travel RN Job in Columbus, OH

Join a high-acuity Cardiovascular ICU team in Columbus, Ohio, and grow your critical care nursing career with a 13-week travel RN assignment.

Join a high-acuity Cardiovascular ICU team in Columbus, Ohio, where you’ll care for complex adult patients in a fast-paced environment with excellent interdisciplinary support. This 13-week travel Registered Nurse assignment offers the opportunity to work with advanced cardiac technology, sharpen critical care nursing skills, and make a meaningful impact every shift. Columbus offers a vibrant urban setting with a welcoming community, great dining, arts and entertainment, and easy access to parks and outdoor recreation.

Overview

This CVICU Registered Nurse job is ideal for a compassionate, highly skilled ICU nurse who thrives in a collaborative, high-acuity setting. You’ll provide direct care to cardiovascular, thoracic, and post-surgical patients while working rotating day and night 12-hour shifts in a unit that values clinical excellence and teamwork. If you are searching for CVICU nurse jobs, travel nurse jobs in Columbus, Ohio, or critical care RN opportunities, this assignment is a great fit.

Job Details

• Location: Columbus, OH 43210
• Assignment Type: Travel Registered Nurse
• Specialty: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,940-$2,040
• Hours per Week: 36
• Shifts per Week: 3
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
• Shift Schedule: Rotating days and nights
• Weekend Coverage: Required
• Orientation: 36 hours
• Start Date: 11/2/2026

Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse license in hand
• 1+ year of ICU experience required; 2 years of CVICU experience preferred
• BLS and ACLS required
• NIHSS certification required
• Epic charting experience required
• Experience with cardiac ICU patient ratios and high-acuity care
• Strong clinical background in ventilator management, telemetry, hemodynamic monitoring, and vasoactive drips
• Ability to float to comparable or lower-acuity units as needed
• Previous travel nurse experience preferred
• Must be comfortable with rotating holidays and weekend shifts

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care to adult CVICU patients with complex cardiac, vascular, and thoracic conditions
• Monitor and manage patients requiring advanced therapies such as ECMO, LVAD/RVAD support, IABP, Impella, CRRT, and Swan Ganz monitoring
• Administer and titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips per protocol
• Perform comprehensive assessments and respond quickly to changes in patient condition
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, radiology, and rapid response teams
• Support post-operative cardiac surgery patients and manage critical interventions
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and follow unit standards for quality care
• Float within the organization as needed to support patient care
• Promote a safe, patient-centered environment while delivering high-level critical care

Apply now for this CVICU Registered Nurse travel job in Columbus, Ohio, and take the next step in your critical care nursing career.

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.