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

We are seeking an experienced Travel Registered Nurse (RN) for a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Float Pool assignment at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The RN will provide safe, high-quality care to adult and geriatric patients across multiple inpatient units, including Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, Neuroscience, Orthopedics, Trauma, and other appropriate units based on hospital staffing needs.

This position requires strong acute-care nursing skills, recent Level I trauma facility experience, Epic charting proficiency, cardiac monitoring knowledge, and hands-on experience managing required IV drips. Candidates must be comfortable floating between units and potentially to the sister campus, Bellevue Medical Center.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, monitor, and provide nursing care to adult and geriatric inpatients.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms, recognize dysrhythmias, and respond promptly to changes in patient condition.
• Administer medications, IV therapy, oxygen, and other prescribed treatments.
• Manage required drips, including nitroglycerin, heparin, and insulin for non-DKA patients, according to orders and facility protocols.
• Recognize clinical deterioration and initiate appropriate Rapid Response or Code Team escalation.
• Provide care to patients with medical, surgical, neurological, orthopedic, cardiac, and trauma-related conditions within the assigned unit and scope of practice.
• Document assessments, interventions, medications, and patient outcomes accurately in Epic.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, IV teams, physical therapists, phlebotomy, social services, and other interdisciplinary staff.
• Float to different inpatient units according to staffing requirements and clinical competency.
• Maintain patient safety, infection-control standards, and facility policies.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in a large, urban hospital.
• Recent Level I trauma facility experience, with the detailed screening notes specifying experience within the past year.
• Previous travel nursing experience; first-time travelers are generally not accepted.
• Recent Epic charting experience within the last 2 years, with a facility checklist rating of 3 or 4.
• Hands-on experience managing required IV drips.
• Acute inpatient hospital experience; LTAC, rehabilitation, and nursing-home experience do not qualify as acute inpatient experience for this assignment.
• Current BLS certification.
• Ability to float across units and provide care within the RN's scope and competency.

Certifications

• BLS: Required.
• ACLS: Strongly preferred in the job overview; listed alongside BLS in the certifications field. Confirm the facility's final requirement before submission.

Schedule and Assignment Expectations

• Night shift: 7:00 PM–7:00 AM.
• Three 12-hour shifts per week; the job overview also lists 36- and 48-hour options.
• Weekend requirement: Four weekend shifts out of eight possible in a four-week period.