
PCU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $55.28
- Weekly
- $1,990
- Yearly (full-time)
- $103,480
- Start date
- 11/2/2026
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
Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse (PCU RN) - Travel Nursing Job in Columbus, OH 43210
Progressive Care Unit RN travel assignment in Columbus, Ohio 43210. Join a collaborative adult PCU team, care for complex transplant patients, and use your telemetry and Epic experience in a fast-paced hospital setting. Columbus offers a vibrant urban atmosphere, a strong healthcare community, and a variety of local dining, arts, and recreation options for travel nurses to enjoy.
Job Details
- Employment Type: Travel Nursing
- Setting: Progressive Care Unit (PCU) / Step-Down Unit
- Location: Columbus, OH 43210
- Start Date: 11/2/2026
- End Date: 2/1/2027
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,940 - $2,040
- Charting System: Epic
- Patient Population: Adult PCU patients, including transplant-related care
Job Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of Progressive Care Unit or step-down nursing experience
- Current RN license in hand at time of submission
- ACLS and BLS certification required
- Experience with Epic charting preferred or required
- Strong telemetry interpretation skills and IV start experience
- Ability to float to equivalent or lower-acuity units as needed
- Comfort working with adult patients in a transplant-focused PCU environment
- Graduation from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited nursing program
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality nursing care to adult Progressive Care Unit patients
- Monitor telemetry and respond promptly to changes in patient condition
- Perform IV starts and maintain peripheral and central line care as needed
- Document accurately and efficiently in Epic
- Support patients recovering from kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants, along with other complex medical conditions
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to promote safe, effective patient outcomes
- Float within the organization to comparable or lower-acuity units when assigned
- Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a busy, team-oriented hospital environment
Why Join This Ohio Nursing Opportunity?
- Travel nurse assignment in Columbus, Ohio healthcare
- Work in a supportive Progressive Care Unit with strong clinical collaboration
- Gain experience with adult telemetry and transplant-related nursing care
- Opportunity to build your travel nursing resume in a major Midwest medical market
Apply now to join this Progressive Care Unit travel nurse opportunity in Columbus, OH.
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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