Employer
OhioHealth
Staff RN - Med Surg Trauma
Columbus, Ohio
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Posted Aug 1, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 2, 2026
What this might mean for you
OhioHealth is hiring for its own floors — no agency between you and the manager. It's a day shift — the full-speed version of the unit, with every specialist in the building.
What the posting states
- Shift
- Days
About this role
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Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Ohio
- Current Registered Nurse license in good standing with a multi-state compact state
- Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
- Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Ohio and/or current Registered Nurse license in good standing with a multi-state compact state
- BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
- BSN required at 5 years of employment
About the employer
OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, charitable healthcare system based in Columbus, Ohio, and a healthcare outreach of the United Methodist Church. Serving its communities since 1891, OhioHealth operates as a family of hospitals and healthcare facilities across central Ohio,…
What reviewers appreciate
- Great Place to Work certified with 75% of employees affirming it as a great workplace
- Collaborative team-based daily rounding model with pharmacists, physicians, transition-of-care nurses, and residents
- Clinical ladder program and tuition reimbursement for career advancement
What reviewers flag
- Management rated lowest among sub-categories at 3.2/5 on Indeed
- Work-life balance rated 3.6/5, below the 4.0 threshold for strong satisfaction
- Job security and advancement rated modestly at 3.4/5
Living in Columbus, OH
Ohio's capital blends Midwestern friendliness with big-city energy. Home to Ohio State University and several major hospital systems, Columbus offers nurses strong career options, a lively Short North arts district, and greenways along the Scioto River for off-shift downtime.
- Metro price level · Columbus area
- 95.5
- 4% below the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,295/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
Emergency is a first-year unit lane. Fellowships take new grads. The windows matter.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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