Location: Columbus, OH

Start Date: 03-09-2026

End Date: 06-08-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night 3x12-hour schedule, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM (typical pattern: 3 nights per week) with every other/third weekend coverage required; floating within the OSU system required; Night

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

• Monitor and manage progressive care patients using telemetry and bedside assessment
• Provide specialized wound, burn dressing and flap care, including leech therapy monitoring
• Initiate and maintain IV therapy, PICC and central line care and arterial line management
• Administer medications and blood products safely using Pyxis and EPIC documentation
• Respond to emergencies and participate in Rapid Response/Code teams
• Perform feeding tube care and support respiratory needs including oxygen and non-invasive airway management
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams — PT, respiratory, pharmacy, social work and transport — to coordinate comprehensive patient care
• Document care accurately in EPIC and support quality and safety initiatives on the unit

Qualifications

• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2+ years recent PCU or stepdown experience with similar patient population
• Experience with telemetry monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation/management
• Proven skills in IV therapy, central/PICC line management and blood product administration
• Comfort with special procedures common to plastics/burn patients (flap checks, burn dressings, leech therapy)
• Previous charge RN experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Ability to float within the OSU organization as needed and work required weekend coverage

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient with EPIC documentation and Pyxis medication systems
• Strong telemetry interpretation and cardiac rhythm management
• Wound care expertise including wound vac and skin graft monitoring
• Skilled in IV access: starting/maintaining peripheral IVs, PICC and central line care
• Familiar with arterial lines, blood product administration and heparin/insulin protocols
• Comfortable with procedural sedation monitoring, epidural analgesia and titrating cardiac drips where applicable
• Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams and use rapid response/code teams effectively
• Competent in feeding tube care, respiratory support (oxygen/non-invasive airway) and isolation precautions/PPE

Benefits

• Comprehensive travel support including housing assistance and travel reimbursement
• Medical, dental & vision coverage options to keep you healthy
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to make onboarding easier
• Paid time off so you can recharge between contracts
• Access to continuing education and clinical skill development
• Referral bonus program for sharing the love with fellow clinicians
• A collaborative, supportive team that values your experience and voice
• 24-hour orientation and unit support to help you hit the ground running

Travel Perks: Explore Columbus, OH

Explore Columbus during your time off: stroll the Short North Arts District for galleries and great dining, wander the historic German Village, catch interactive exhibits at COSI or relax at Franklin Park Conservatory. Enjoy the Scioto Mile riverfront and greenways for walking and biking, visit the world-class Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, or take weekend trips to scenic Hocking Hills for hiking and waterfalls. A lively food scene, local breweries, and the energy of Ohio State make for plenty of weekend adventures.

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