Travel RN - Neuro ICU

Travel RN - Neuro ICU

American Traveler

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 2

Start date: 2026-11-02

$2,111.42/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Neuro ICU RN with 2+ years of neuro ICU experience and required NIHSS certification for a night shift assignment at a teaching hospital.

Details

Neuro Intensive Care Unit setting within a hospital environment

Night shift, 3x12 hour shifts (7:00 PM-7:30 AM), 36 hours per week

Weekend shifts defined as Friday and Saturday nights

Required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity

Epic EMR experience needed

Requirements

Active OH RN license or compact license in hand at time of consideration

Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS (AHA certifications only)

Minimum 2 years of RN experience, with strong Neuro ICU background preferred

Previous travel nursing experience required

Nursing education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program

Skills required: IV starts, telemetry monitoring, ventilator management, and intracranial pressure monitoring

Additional skills include arterial line management, central/PICC line care, EVD and lumbar drain management, post-craniotomy and post-neurosurgery care, CVA/acute stroke management, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury care, continuous IV sedation, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips

2 professional references required, with at least one from a manager, director, or supervisor; charge RN acceptable as second reference; coworker references not accepted

Additional Information

Provide critical care nursing to neurological ICU patients including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and post-neurosurgical cases

Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I experience preferred

Must complete Ohio fingerprinting process promptly after signing contract, including travel to an Ohio fingerprinting location if outside the state but within driving distance

Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate

Former employees eligible for travel assignments after being away from the facility for 6 months or more

Current employees of Ohio State University hospital locations are not eligible for travel assignments

RTO must be submitted and built into the contract prior to start, limited to 7 days or less

First-time travelers will be considered with proper screening