Stepdown Neuro RN
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Stepdown Neuro

Job Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Omaha, Nebraska
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
• Hours per week: 36 or 48

Unit Details

• Mixed acuity medical surgical/telemetry and stepdown unit
• Patient population includes neurological and neurosurgical cases
• Travelers are expected to float frequently and may be assigned to other units as needed
• RNs should be prepared to care for up to six medical-surgical patients

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of prior experience in a large, urban hospital
• First-time travelers are not accepted, unless the traveler has 2 years of experience at a Level I Academic Medical Center
• Active RN license
• EPIC charting experience
• Ability to work with drips on all floors

Schedule Expectations

• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts out of 8 possible in a 4-week period
• Holiday requirement: 2 of 3 major holidays
• Up to 2 weeks of requested time off may be permitted

Compliance and Onboarding

• Government-issued photo ID
• Background check
• Education verification
• State registry search
• NURSYS verification
• ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP, and NIH Stroke certification as applicable to the unit
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
• Color blind testing
• Competency exam
• Physical exam
• Fit test
• Tdap/Tetanus vaccination within the last 10 years
• TB screening or chest x-ray documentation
• MMR immunity documentation
• Hepatitis B titer or declination if non-reactive
• Varicella immunity documentation
• Drug screen
• Flu vaccination documentation or declination
• COVID vaccination preferred, with exemption or declination accepted
• 2 work references from the past 2 years
• Annual skills checklist

Additional Notes

• Locals are not accepted; candidate must live more than 100 miles from the facility
• Pending license is accepted, but if not in hand at submission, the traveler will be booked 6 weeks out
• Scrubs are mandatory and must be Steele gray with the Nebraska Medicine logo
• Parking is available for a monthly permit or daily rate
• Nicotine-free facility