ED RN
Omaha, Nebraska
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy

ER RN

Location: Omaha, Nebraska Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, and TNCC certifications
• Recent Level I or Level II trauma experience
• Driver's license required at submittal (used to verify distance from the facility)
• Must not work full time, part time, or PRN with any facility in the same health system group, and must live within 50 miles

Preferred Qualifications

• NRP certification

Unit Details

• Department: ER
• Trauma and certification: Level I Trauma Center, state-certified pediatric, Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Beds: 20 total, including 5 trauma bays, 10 observation (OBS) beds, and hallway beds
• Fast Track: 6 beds
• Triage: 3 triage beds
• Security: 24/7 in-house, housed in the ER
• Common patients and diagnoses: Trauma, sepsis, chest pain, shortness of breath, strokes (TPA)
• Common drips: All drips commonly seen in Level I trauma ERs
• Providers: ED physicians and mid-levels are staffed
• Charge nurse: Present on each shift
• Staffing ratios: 1:4 in zones, 1:6 in Fast Track, 1:5 in OBS, 1:1 for ICU/Trauma
• Support staff: Nurse aides, EMTs, paramedics, and patient sitters on each shift (1:10 in OBS, 1:20 in main ED)
• Monitor techs: Available; RNs must read and interpret their own strips
• Additional notes: Fast-paced, high acuity

Schedule and Expectations

• Shift options: 0700-1900, 0900-2100, 1100-2300, 1500-0300, 1900-0700 (leadership sets the schedule)
• Weekends and holidays: Vary based on department needs
• Time off: Up to 7 days off per 13-week contract; additional time off will not be approved, including after submission
• Floating: At least once a week to the OBS unit and the freestanding ER
• Orientation: 1 week of onboarding, including 2 shifts at one partner site and 1 shift at another
• Orientation exam: Pass/fail, open-book skills exam given on Friday of orientation; a score of 90% is required to pass
• Nail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all patient care areas; refusal to remove them will lead to contract termination