The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Academic medical center in Columbus, OH
- Hiring nights and days
- New grads welcome on 2+ roles
From 67 postings and nurse reviews · Employer research Oct 9, 2026Sources
The short version
Ohio State opened a new $1.9 billion, 26-story University Hospital inpatient tower with up to 820 private rooms, so new units and new workflows are actively being staffed.
For experienced nursesSources
Employees consistently single out the total benefits package, naming the OPERS state pension and separate vacation and sick accruals.
If you are moving hereSources
As of 2026-06-27Source: glassdoor.comNurses here describe union protections around safe staffing ratios as a real part of the job.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2025-08-10Source: glassdoor.com
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 2 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads
- Nurse practitioners: 2 of the 48 roles on this page are advanced practice roles
Nursing here
- Nursing leadership
Reginald Pryear, DNP, MBA, RN · Chief Nursing Officer, East Hospital, Harding Hospital and Ambulatory
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Published pay and benefits
- Shift pay
$25 per hour additional for designated incentive shifts when management determines staffing needs require support
As of 2026-10-01
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Workplace photos
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Staff camaraderie vs. leadership disconnect
- Staff praise supportive peers and strong teamwork, but frequently express frustration with disconnected leadership and institutional politics.
Sources
As of 2026-10Source: glassdoor.com- Union protection vs. seniority friction
- Nurses value union protections for safe staffing ratios, though newer nurses note heavy holiday and weekend burdens driven by seniority rules.
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As of 2025-08-10Source: glassdoor.com- Parking costs
- Employees across departments repeatedly complain about exorbitant employee parking costs through CampusParc and inconvenient lot closures.
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More review themes
- Benefits and retirement
- Employees widely praise generous total benefits, notably the OPERS state pension plan and split vacation and sick accruals.
Sources
As of 2026-06-27Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
Scheduling runs on seniority, and newer nurses report carrying more of the holiday and weekend rotations.
Sources
As of 2025-08-10Source: glassdoor.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
Living in Columbus, OH
Columbus pairs major clinical powerhouses like Ohio State Wexner and Nationwide Children’s with a cost of living about 4.5% below the national average. Between shifts, decompress along the Scioto Mile, explore the red-brick lanes of German Village, or grab dinner in the Short North, settling into an accessible, fast-growing Midwest hub built for nursing careers.
Browse roles in Columbus- Metro price level · Columbus area
- 4% below the national average
- BEA index 95.5 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,295/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $66,082/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center hire new grads?
2 of the 48 roles on this page welcome new grads.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 8 roles with a stated shift on this page, 4 are night shifts, 2 are day shifts and 2 are rotating shifts.
Which units are hiring?
Rehab (5), OR (4), ER (3), float pool (3) and more.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Staff Nurse - RN - Same Day Surgery - PACU
Posted 2 days ago
- RN
Staff Nurse (RN) - Acute Care - General Medicine
Posted 6 days ago
- RN
Staff Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Psychiatry Float Pool
Posted yesterday
- RN
Clinic Nurse (RN) - Electrophysiology (EP) Lab
Posted last week
- RN
Staff Nurse (RN) - Inpatient OR - Level I Trauma
Posted last week
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- University Hospital Tower OR
- ADN accepted
Staff Nurse (RN) - Inpatient OR - Level I Trauma
Posted last week
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- University Hospital Tower OR
- ADN accepted
Staff Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Medical Psychiatry - Nights
Posted last week
- RN
- Night shift
- Harding 2NP
Staff Nurse (RN) - Adult Inpatient Psychiatry - Nights
Posted last week
- RN
- Nights
- Harding 3rd floor
Staff Nurse (RN) - Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Float Pool
Posted last week
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Floating required
Staff Nurse-Medical Oncology
Posted last week
- RN
Staff Nurse - Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Unit
Posted last week
- RN
Staff Nurse (RN) - Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation - Nights
Posted last week
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Ratio 1:4–1:5
- Nights
Clinic Nurse RN - Cardiac and other Specialities
Posted last week
- RN
Staff Nurse (RN) - Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Float Pool
Posted last week
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Floating required
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Ratio 1:4–1:5
- Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
- RN
- 11 North
- ADN accepted
- RN
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Floating required
- LPN
- RN
- Monday thru Friday, 8:00am-5:30pm
- ADN accepted
- RN
- The James Oncology Interventional Radiology Unit
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Floating required
- RN
- ADN accepted
- RN
- Interventional Radiology Unit
- ADN accepted
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Floating required
- RN
- RN
- Hours of operation being 6am-4:30pm Monday thru Friday
- Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute
- RN
- ADN accepted
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Floating required
- RN
- 17 North
- RN
- RN
- Ratio 1:4–1:5
- Day or night shift available
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Floating required
- RN
- RN
- RN
- ADN accepted
- Floating required
- RN
- ADN accepted
- New grads welcomed · reported
- RN
- ADN accepted
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Four 9-hour shifts
- RN
- RN
- Rotating shift
- ADN accepted
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See all 67 roles at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterSources
- glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-The-Ohio-State-University-Wexner-Medical-Center-EI_IE121600.11,58.htm
The short version
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/The-Ohio-State-University-Wexner-Medical-Center-Registered-Nurse-Reviews-EI_IE121600.0,47_KO48,64.htm
The short version, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026-06-27
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/The-Ohio-State-University-Wexner-Medical-Center-Reviews-E121600.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026-10
- nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-state-university/ohio-state-nurses-reject-shift-coverage-offer-as-program-expires
Nursing here · as of 2026-10-01
- wexnermedical.osu.edu/about-us/nursing/leadership
Nursing here
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