Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Registered Nurse - MS/Tele

Location: Omaha, Nebraska Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 or 26 weeks Shift: Day, 4x12 hours (7:00 to 19:30), 48 hours per week (36-hour option also available)

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: 5 West, a 40-bed non-specialty medical-surgical unit for patients ages 18 and older, caring for medical and telemetry patients with acute and chronic illness. Patients include those with sepsis, respiratory, GI, endocrine, cardiac disease, and COVID-19. Staff manage titratable drips, chest tubes, tracheostomies, complex wound care, post-bariatric procedures, high-flow oxygen, and end-of-life care.
• Care model: Team-based care delivery model (pilot began January 2025) with Lead Nurses, bedside RNs, Virtual Nurses, LPNs, and Nursing Assistants. Virtual nurses handle administrative tasks that require an RN license but not physical presence. LPNs are assigned on some, but not all, floors.
• Ratios: Days 1:8; Nights 1:9
• Float scope: Travelers are first to float and must be prepared to float frequently. Travelers may float within scope to meet needs, including to the Bellevue campus and units such as 4CS, 6 Neuro, 7 HVU, 8 Werner, 9 Trauma, Bellevue MS, Observation, and SOTU.
• Facility: Large academic teaching hospital with 718 acute-care beds. 100% nicotine-free facility.
• Weekends: 4 weekend shifts out of 8 possible in a 4-week period. Days are Saturday and Sunday; nights are Friday and Saturday.
• Holidays: Travelers must work 2 of 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving: W/Th/F; Christmas: 24/25/26; New Year's: 31/1/2).
• Time off: Up to two weeks of RTO permitted, and it must be submitted with the application. Additional requests are at manager discretion.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Nebraska
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry experience
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience in a large hospital setting
• Experience in an academic medical center setting
• Experience with cardiac or critical care drips
• Experience with Epic

Background, Credentialing, and Health Requirements

• Background and verification: Background check (within 30 days of start, updated annually), education verification, and transcript/diploma (required for respiratory therapists and lab roles). Also EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks (within 30 days of start, then every 30 days). A Nebraska DHHS Adult & Child Services registry search is required, and the NE DHHS abuse/neglect check must be completed within 48 hours of receipt.
• License and credential verification: Primary source verification prior to start, NURSYS verification (RN, LPN/LVN, AP), and a driver's license or state ID.
• Competency: Medication/pharmacology competency exam, color blind testing, and an annual skills checklist.
• Health documents: Physical exam (within 1 year, updated annually); Tdap within 10 years; MMR (2 doses or positive titer); varicella (2 doses or positive titer); hepatitis B titer; annual TB screening (2-step PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT within 1 year, or chest X-ray if prior positive, plus TB questionnaire if applicable); fit test for N95 mask (3M 1860 Small/Regular or 3M 1870+); and a drug screen within 60 days, updated annually, with a panel that includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, fentanyl, MDMA, opiates, phencyclidines, propoxyphene, and oxycodone.

Preferred

• Influenza vaccine: Preferred, not mandatory. Documentation or a declination is required, and documentation must be on file prior to start for new contracts.
• COVID-19 vaccine: Preferred. Medical or religious exemptions and declinations are accepted.