Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Opportunity

Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit & Patient Population

• Medical Surgical/Telemetry 4/5 Lied unit (20-bed general medical surgical and telemetry unit)
• Patient types include:

  • Total Knee and Hip replacements
  • Complicated orthopedic cases
  • Pulmonary, sepsis, GI, endocrine, cardiac, renal, psychiatric illnesses

Shift & Ratios

• 36 or 48-hour shift options
• Ratios:

  • Days: 1:5
  • Nights: 1:6 (can rarely be 1:7)
  • 5th floor complex discharges may have 1:10 at night (weekly assessments with support staff)
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts out of 8 in a 4-week period

  • Days: Saturday and Sunday
  • Nights: Friday and Saturday night

Experience & Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Nurse with Telemetry experience
• Years of Experience Required: Minimum 2 years of prior Telemetry experience in a large, urban hospital
• Prior travel experience: Not explicitly required, but first-time travelers are NOT accepted unless they have 2 years experience at a Level I Academic Medical Center
• Must be able to float within scope to various units (including Bellevue campus)
• EPIC charting experience required
• Drip experience required on all floors

Certifications & Licenses

• BLS required
• ACLS preferred
• CPI and NIH Stroke Certification preferred
• Pending license accepted but must be in hand before start (booking 6 weeks out if not)
• State RN license verification and primary source verification required

Facility & Work Environment

• 100% nicotine-free facility
• Care teams include CNAs, care techs, transport team, paramedics, and some LPNs
• Scrubs: Mandatory Steele gray scrubs with facility logo (provided after confirmation)
• Parking available with permit or daily rates

Additional Requirements & Compliance

• Government-issued photo ID required
• Background check within 30 days of start (includes extensive checks and must be updated annually)
• SAM and OIG checks required within 30 days of start and every 30 days thereafter
• Education verification required
• State-specific abuse/neglect registry check required
• Drug screen within 60 days of start and updated annually
• Physical exam and fit mask test within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Immunizations required: Tdap, MMR, Hepatitis B, Varicella, annual PPD or TB clearance
• Flu vaccine preferred (documentation or declination required)
• COVID vaccine preferred (medical/religious exemption or declination accepted)
• Annual skills checklist required
• References: 2 work references from past 2 years required

Restrictions & Notes

• Locals NOT accepted (must live more than 100 miles from facility)
• Up to two weeks of Return to Origin (RTO) permitted with prior approval
• Holiday requirement: Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays

This position is ideal for experienced Telemetry RNs comfortable with complex patient care in a large academic medical center setting.