GHR Healthcare is hiring: SICU | RN in Columbus

Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Registered Nurse – Travel Nursing Job in Columbus, Ohio

Advance your nursing career as a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Registered Nurse in Columbus, OH (43210). This travel nursing opportunity places you in a top-rated major academic medical center, providing hands-on experience with complex surgical, trauma, and burn cases.

Travel RN Job Details – Columbus, Ohio

• Location: Columbus, OH 43210 (Ohio nursing jobs)
• Facility: Major academic medical center, Surgical/Trauma/Burn ICU
• Unit Size: 38 beds, average census ~28
• Employment Type: Travel RN contract
• Shift: Night shifts, 3x12-hour (19:00 - 07:30)
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks (Start: 11/17/2025 – End: 2/16/2026)
• Hours per Week: 36
• Weekend Coverage: Every other weekend
• Patient Ratios: 1:2 (Days/Nights/Weekends)
• Floating: Required to float within the hospital system
• Estimated Weekly Salary Range: $1940-$1990

Registered Nurse Qualifications

• Active RN license (compact or Ohio state license required at submission)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience
• Experience in Trauma Level I or Burn ICU preferred
• Graduate of an ACEN or CCNE accredited nursing program
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Epic charting system experience preferred
• Ability to provide 2 professional references (at least 1 from a manager/director or formal leadership role)
• Flu vaccine required (medical exemptions only)

SICU RN Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient care to adult and geriatric populations in a major academic medical center
• Manage ventilators, CRRT, invasive monitoring, and post-surgical/trauma patients
• Assist with advanced procedures: bedside tracheostomies, PEGs, bronchoscopies, large surgical dressings, line placements
• Administer blood products, titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips, and manage multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Interpret arterial blood gases and cardiac dysrhythmias
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams including IV, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, and more
• Float to other nursing units within the hospital system as needed
• Maintain accurate documentation using Epic and medication management with Pyxis

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

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