Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

$2,210.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) night shift role requiring OH or compact RN licensure and telemetry experience.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) setting within a teaching hospital
• Night shift, 3x12 hour shifts (19:00-7:30), 36 hours/week
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required within the OSU hospital system
• Epic EMR experience required
• Patient population includes tele monitored, MS/Tele, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown cases

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Must be able to pass a telemetry competency test
• Experience monitoring telemetry patients required
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Skills include IV therapy/phlebotomy, central and peripheral line care, PICC line management, blood product administration, cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management, telemetry monitoring (unit and remote), rapid response/code team participation, isolation precautions/PPE, wound care, IV insulin protocols, non-invasive airway management, and oxygen administration
• 2 professional references required, at least one from a manager/director or supervisor; charge RN acceptable for second reference; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provide direct nursing care to progressive care and telemetry patients, including monitoring, medication administration, and emergency response
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Candidates with only 1 year of experience are subject to manager review rather than automatic offer
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate
• Former employees eligible for travel assignment after 6 months away from the facility
• Current employees are ineligible for travel assignments at any Ohio State University hospital location
• RTO must be submitted with application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Ohio fingerprinting process must be completed urgently upon contract signing; candidates outside Ohio but within driving distance must travel to a fingerprinting location, while those farther away will receive a mailed fingerprinting packet

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12