
MICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $64.67
- Weekly
- $1,940
- Yearly (full-time)
- $100,880
- Start date
- 11/2/2026
This job pays about $64.67/hour — 63% 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, 30 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
MICU Registered Nurse Travel Assignment in Columbus, Ohio
Take your critical care nursing career to Columbus, Ohio as a Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Registered Nurse. Columbus is a vibrant, growing city with a strong healthcare community, a welcoming atmosphere, and plenty to explore in the 43210 area. This travel RN job offers the opportunity to care for complex adult and geriatric patients in a high-acuity academic medical setting while building advanced critical care nursing experience.
Job Details
- Specialty: Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
- Employment Type: Travel Registered Nurse (Travel RN)
- Location: Columbus, OH 43210
- Start Date: 11/2/2026
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 19:00 - 07:30
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Orientation: 72 hours
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,940 - $2,040
- Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
- Charting System: Epic required
- Schedule Notes: Variable weekend coverage based on unit needs; first-time travelers welcome
Job Requirements
- Active RN license in hand at time of submission
- Minimum 2 years of recent MICU or comparable critical care nursing experience
- Current, consistent acute care experience within the last 12 months required
- ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS required
- Strong experience with ventilators and IV starts
- Experience with Epic charting required
- Ability to work with complex, hemodynamically unstable patients
- Education from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited nursing program preferred/required
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled bedside care for critically ill adult and geriatric patients in a fast-paced ICU environment
- Monitor and manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, CRRT, arterial lines, and cardiac monitoring
- Administer complex medications, titrate vasoactive and cardiac drips, and support hemodynamic stability
- Assist with procedures such as central line care, chest tube management, and pulmonary artery catheter monitoring
- Support patients with diagnoses including sepsis, ARDS, COPD, pneumonia, GI bleed, and oncologic emergencies
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in Epic and collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary care team
- Follow infection prevention, isolation, and patient safety protocols at all times
Apply now to join a respected Columbus healthcare team in this rewarding MICU travel nursing opportunity.
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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