Neuro Stepdown RN
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Stepdown Neuro

Job Overview

• Location: Omaha, Nebraska
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours
• Weekly hours: 48
• Schedule options: 36 or 48 hours per week; 13 or 26 week contract options

Specialty / Unit Details

• Mixed acuity medical-surgical, telemetry, and stepdown unit
• Neuro and neurosurgery patient population
• Travelers are first to float and must be prepared to float frequently within scope
• May care for up to six med-surg patients
• Ratios:

  • Med-surg/telemetry: 1:5 days, 1:6 nights; rare 1:7 nights
  • Stepdown: 1:3-4 days and nights

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of prior experience in a large, urban hospital
• First-time travelers not accepted, unless the traveler has 2 years of experience at a Level I Academic Medical Center
• EPIC charting experience
• Must be able to work with drips on all floors
• Nebraska RN license accepted as pending at submission, but if not in hand at submission the start date will be booked six weeks out

Schedule / Attendance Expectations

• 4 weekend shifts out of 8 possible in a 4-week period
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• Up to 2 weeks of requested time off is permitted
• Time-off requests must be submitted with the application

Compliance / Onboarding

• Government-issued photo ID required
• Background check required
• Education verification required
• State-specific registry search required
• References required: 2 work references from the past 2 years
• Annual skills checklist required

Health / Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam required
• Fit test required
• Tdap/Tetanus within the last 10 years
• TB screening required
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity or vaccination documentation required
• Hepatitis B titer required
• Drug screen required
• COVID vaccination preferred; exemption or declination accepted
• Flu vaccination documentation or declination required for applicable start dates

Additional Notes

• Locals are not accepted; candidate must live more than 100 miles from the facility
• Scrubs are mandatory and must be Steele gray with the facility logo
• Facility is nicotine free
• Parking is available for a monthly permit or daily rate
• Eye exam is required only for travelers working in the OR