CVICU | Registered Nurse

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – CVICU Job in Columbus, Ohio 43210

High-acuity CVICU travel nurse job in Columbus, Ohio for an experienced Registered Nurse with strong critical care skills. Join a collaborative cardiovascular ICU team caring for complex cardiac, vascular, and thoracic patients while advancing your ICU nursing experience in a leading Midwest healthcare setting.

Job Details

• Employment Type: Travel RN
• Specialty: Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU)
• Location: Columbus, Ohio 43210
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night shift, 3x12-hour schedule (19:00 - 07:30)
• Shift Duration: 12 hours
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Weekend Coverage: Required, with rotating holidays
• Float Requirement: May float to equivalent or lower-acuity units within the organization as needed
• Patient Ratio: 1:1-2
• Orientation: 36 hours
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,940 - $2,040

Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in hand at time of submission
• At least 1 year of nursing experience required; 2 years of cardiac ICU or CVICU experience preferred
• BLS and ACLS required
• Epic charting experience required
• Strong critical care background preferred in a high-acuity ICU or cardiovascular intensive care setting
• Experience with ventilators, telemetry, hemodynamic monitoring, and vasoactive drips preferred
• Previous travel nursing experience is a plus
• Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays

Responsibilities

• Provide expert bedside care for complex cardiovascular ICU patients
• Monitor and interpret hemodynamic data, dysrhythmias, and critical changes in patient status
• Support patients recovering from CABG, valve repair/replacement, TAVR, transplant, ECMO, VAD, and other advanced cardiac procedures
• Manage ventilators, Swan Ganz catheters, arterial lines, IV drips, and other advanced ICU equipment
• Administer medications, titrate vasoactive and cardiac drips, and perform frequent reassessments
• Collaborate closely with physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and other interdisciplinary healthcare team members
• Float within the organization as needed to support patient care at a similar or lower acuity level
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and uphold safe, compassionate, high-quality patient care standards

Why Join This Travel Nursing Opportunity?

• Competitive weekly pay for a travel RN job in Columbus, OH
• Work in a high-acuity cardiovascular ICU environment
• Gain experience with advanced critical care procedures and complex cardiac patients
• Join a supportive healthcare team in a growing Midwest city

Apply now to take the next step in your CVICU nursing career and join a dedicated Columbus, Ohio healthcare team 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.