Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Omaha, NE
Prime Staffing
4x12 hrs, Days, Nights

RN – Medical Surgical / Telemetry

Location: Omaha, NE 68105
Facility: Nebraska Medical Center
Contract: 13 or 26 Weeks
Hours: 36 or 48 Hours/Week
Shift: 3×12 Hours | Days/Nights
Patient Ratio: 1:5 Days / 1:6 Nights
Charting: Epic
Facility: Level I Trauma | Academic Medical Center
Local Candidates: Not accepted – must live 100+ miles away

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced MS/Tele RN for a high-acuity academic medical center. Travelers must be comfortable with frequent floating, including potential assignments at the sister Bellevue Medical Center, approximately 16 minutes from the main campus.

Requirements

• 2+ years of recent acute-care RN experience
• Recent Level I Trauma experience, preferably within the last year
• BLS required; ACLS strongly preferred
• Epic experience within the last 2 years, with strong proficiency
• Drip experience required
• Previous travel experience required
• First-time travelers not accepted
• Strong MS/Tele and cardiac telemetry experience
• LTAC, rehab, or nursing-home experience does not count as acute inpatient experience
• Pending license accepted; if not in hand at submission, booking will be approximately 6 weeks out

Required Clinical Skills

• Cardiac telemetry and monitoring
• Dysrhythmia recognition and management
• Rapid response/code team experience
• Cardiac drip management without titration
• IV therapy and peripheral line management
• Oxygen and non-invasive airway management
• Isolation precautions/PPE
• Acute-care medication management

Drip Experience Required

Candidates should have experience with:

• Nitro
• Heparin
• Insulin (non-DKA)
• Amiodarone
• Cardizem
• Argatroban
• Bivalirudin
• Lasix

Potential Unit Assignments

Travelers may be assigned based on experience to:

• MS/Telemetry
• Cardiac/Telemetry
• Neuro MS/Telemetry
• Orthopedic MS/Telemetry
• Trauma MS
• Oncology/Medical-Surgical
• PCU/Stepdown
• Heart & Vascular
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Observation
• Bellevue Medical Center MS/Telemetry

Schedule & Floating

• 3×12-hour shifts
• 36 or 48 hours/week options
• Days or nights
• Travelers are first to float and may float every shift
• May float between units and to Bellevue Medical Center
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4 weeks
• Must work 2 of 3 major holiday periods
• RTO: Up to 2 weeks, submitted with application

Facility Highlights

• Nebraska Medical Center
• Level I Trauma / Academic Medical Center
• Teaching hospital affiliated with UNMC
• Approximately 718 acute-care beds
• Epic EMR
• Mandatory Steele gray Nebraska Medicine scrubs
• 100% nicotine-free facility

Important Candidate Requirements

Hard Stops: No first-time travelers, strong recent Level I Trauma experience, recent Epic experience with strong proficiency, and hands-on drip experience are required.