Location: Columbus, OH

Start Date: 02-23-2026

End Date: 06-15-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour shifts: Day shifts 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM (3x12-hour), Night shifts 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM (3x12-hour); schedule rotates and includes weekends; self-schedule requests with final balanced schedule

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $60 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity PCU nursing care for oncology telemetry patients with compassion and clinical expertise
• Monitor telemetry continuously and interpret dysrhythmias to support timely interventions
• Operate and manage specialty equipment including GE telemetry monitors, Alaris pumps, PCA pumps and bladder scanners
• Perform and manage central lines, PICCs, ports, peripheral IVs and blood product administration safely
• Manage respiratory supports such as CPAP/BiPAP, HFNC and tracheostomy care when needed
• Follow infection prevention and isolation precautions to protect patients and the team
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners—pharmacy, respiratory therapy, PT, social work—to deliver coordinated care
• Educate patients and families about procedures, medications and discharge planning with empathy and clarity
• Participate in unit float assignments to other PCU or MedSurg Oncology units as required

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice (required)
• Minimum 2 years clinical nursing experience; PCU/telemetry or ICU backgrounds do well here
• Certifications: BLS (BCLS), ACLS and NIHSS required
• Familiarity with Epic charting system (required)
• Experience with high-acuity PCU care, cardiac monitoring, and telemetry
• Ability and willingness to float to units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Previous travel experience preferred but not required

Education

• Active RN license (required)
• BSN preferred

Knowledge & Skills

• Telemetry interpretation and dysrhythmia recognition
• Cardiac monitoring and familiarity with heparin and cardiac drip protocols (no titration or titration where applicable)
• Central line, PICC and port care and troubleshooting
• IV therapy, phlebotomy and peripheral IV management
• Feeding tube care and tracheostomy management
• Chest tube care (Emerson/Pleur-evac) and non-invasive airway management
• ABG interpretation and use of HFNC, CPAP/BiPAP and PCA pumps
• Infection prevention, isolation precautions and fall prevention practices
• Oncology fundamentals and chemotherapy administration/monitoring (preferred)

Benefits

• Flexible self-scheduling so you can have a say in your life and your shifts
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage to keep you healthy
• 401K retirement savings plan to help you plan for the future
• Paid time off so you can recharge and come back strong
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Supportive team environment with strong interdisciplinary collaboration
• Opportunities for professional growth, specialty training, and clinical development
• Work/life-friendly orientation with a two-week structured preceptorship

Travel Perks: Explore Columbus, OH

Explore Columbus when you're off shift: stroll the Short North arts district and galleries, wander historic German Village with its brick streets and cozy cafes, catch exhibits at the Columbus Museum of Art or interactive fun at COSI, relax along the Scioto Mile riverfront, cheer on local sports at Ohio State-area venues, or take weekend outdoor trips to Hocking Hills for hiking and waterfalls. The city also offers a lively dining and craft brewery scene, farmers markets and easy day-trip options for explorers.

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