Travel Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse

Honor Vet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

• Specialty:
  PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  ASAP
• Duration:
  12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

🧠 Travel RN – Neuro PCU (Brain & Spine)

📍 Columbus, OH
🏥 Ohio State Brain & Spine Hospital | OSU Wexner Medical Center
💰 Competitive Weekly Pay
📆 Start Date: 01/26/2026
⏳ Duration: 13 Weeks
📌 AYA Auto Offer | 1 Opening

• Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – Neuro

• Unit: 8 BSH Neuro Surgery

• Shift: Nights | 3x12 (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)

• Schedule: Rotating weeknights, weekends & holidays

• Patient Ratios: 1:4 (may be 1:3–4)

• Float: Yes – within OSU to equivalent or lower acuity units

• Locals Accepted: Yes (same rate)

❗ NIHSS certification AND real Neuro PCU/Stepdown experience
❗ EVD monitoring experience REQUIRED
❗ Lumbar drain experience REQUIRED

⚠️ Candidates without hands-on Neuro PCU experience, NIHSS, or EVDs will NOT be accepted

High-acuity Neuro Surgery PCU caring for complex neurological and neurosurgical patients.

Common Diagnoses

• CVA / Stroke (NIHSS hard stop)

• Intracranial hemorrhage

• Epilepsy

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

• Spinal cord injury

• Guillain-Barré

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Myasthenia Gravis

Procedures & Equipment

• External Ventricular Drains (EVDs) – required

• Lumbar drains – required

• Craniotomy care

• Pre/Post neurosurgery monitoring

• 2 years PCU or Neuro Stepdown experience

• Strong Neuro background required

• BLS, ACLS & NIHSS – REQUIRED (NIHSS = HARD STOP)

• Epic charting experience required

• Previous travel experience preferred

• Compact or Ohio RN license in hand at submission

• EVD monitoring & neuro assessments

• NIHSS stroke scoring

• CVA & intracranial bleed management

• Seizure management

• Cardiac telemetry

• IV insulin & heparin protocols

• PCA & non-titrated cardiac drips

• Tracheostomy care

• HFNC & CPAP/BiPAP

• Adults & Geriatrics

• 29-bed unit with strong interdisciplinary support

  • IV team, PT, RT, Pharmacy, Rapid Response, Social Work, Transport, Unit Secretary

• 24 hours orientation

• Self-scheduling model

• Up to 6 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule period

⚠️ Ohio fingerprinting is mandatory and time-sensitive

• Must complete immediately after contract signing

• Strict compliance deadline: Tuesday prior to start date

• RTO must be submitted upfront and built into contract

• 2 professional references required

  • 1 must be manager/director (Charge RN acceptable as 2nd)

• Former OSU employees eligible after 6 months

• Current OSU employees not eligible for travel roles

✔ True Neuro PCU experience
✔ High-acuity neurosurgical patients
✔ Academic Level-1 style environment
✔ Strong team support
✔ AYA Auto Offer = faster placement

Honor Vet Technologies Job  #. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title:
Registered Nurse/PCU

Honor Vet Technologies:
Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, Honor Vet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At Honor Vet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus