Travel Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Previous Employment Requirements:* Former employees are eligible for a travel assignment once they have been away from the facility for 6 months or more

Required Skills/Experience: Skills Required: Vents, IV Starts

Required Credentials: Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program.

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Common treatments for these hemodynamically compromised patients include mechanical ventilation, pulmonary artery catheter placement, CRRT, arterial pressure monitoring, cardiac monitoring, chest tubes, central venous catheters, chemotherapy administration, complex medication regimens, clinical trials and plasmapheresis.

Many patients have underlying pulmonary and gastrointestinal conditions requiring bronchoscopy or endoscopy.

Types of Patients on Unit: Patient Age group: Adults, Geriatrics

Patient Diagnoses: The most common diagnosis of patients include Oncologic Emergencies, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), pneumonia, Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Gastrointestinal bleed, neuromuscular disease, drug overdose, consequences of oncologic treatment, pulmonary hypertension, autoimmune disorders and sepsis.

Equipment Used on Unit: Special Equipment: Use NxStage CRRT machines, Cortrak NG/Dobhoff placement, Alaris IV pumps, GE monitors.

Unit/Facility Details: Number of Rooms: 24; Number of Beds: 24, Daily Census: 23

Special Requests: References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.

RTO required with submission, must be built into contract

Current employees are ineligible to be hired as a traveler at any Ohio State University hospital location

Shift & Scheduling: Day 3x12-Hour (07:00 - 19:30)/Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)

If you accept a 12D/N rotating contract, you may be scheduled for days, nights, or a combination of both, depending on the department’s needs.

Shift assignments are reviewed every 4-week scheduling period, but changes are not guaranteed and are based on staffing priorities at that time.

Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: Variable based on unit needs