Wound Care RN
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Wound Care Registered Nurse - Travel/Contract

Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Provide specialized wound and ostomy care in a clinic setting focused on chronic, non-healing, or slow-healing wounds.
• Patient population includes those with diabetic wounds, pressure wounds, vascular wounds, non-healing surgical wounds, and ostomy care needs.
• Services include wound evaluation and treatment, negative pressure wound therapy, compression therapy, biological dressings/skin substitutes, hyperbaric oxygen therapy coordination, and ostomy education and follow-up.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team of specialists to optimize wound healing and patient education.

Schedule

• Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• No weekends, holidays, or on-call required

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license for Nebraska (pending license accepted but must be in hand before start; if not, start date booked six weeks out)
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience preferred; first-time travelers accepted
• BLS certification required
• EPIC electronic charting experience required
• Must be 100% nicotine-free during assignment
• Must wear facility-specific scrubs (Steele gray scrubs with logo)

Additional Requirements

• Candidate must live more than 100 miles from the facility (no local candidates accepted)
• Government-issued photo ID required
• Background checks including criminal, education verification, and state-specific registry searches required
• Drug screening within 60 days of start and updated annually
• Immunizations and health documents required:

  • Tdap within last 10 years
  • Annual TB testing or chest x-ray if history positive
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B titer or declination
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer
  • Flu vaccine preferred (documentation or declination required)
  • COVID vaccine preferred (medical/religious exemption or declination accepted)
• Physical exam and fit mask test within 1 year, updated annually
• Annual skills checklist required
• Two professional references from the last 2 years required

Facility Notes

• 100% nicotine-free environment
• Parking permit available (~$55/month) or daily parking rates apply
• Orientation and safety manual acknowledgment required prior to start

Prior Travel Experience

• Not required

This position offers a focused wound care nursing role with a stable weekday schedule, working in a highly specialized clinic environment treating complex wound and ostomy patients.