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

Registered Nurse - MS/Tele

Location: Omaha, Nebraska Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks (26-week option also offered) Hours: 36 or 48-hour options

Assignment Overview

• Unit: 20-bed general medical surgical and telemetry unit with orthopedic patients. Patients include total knee and hip replacements, complicated orthopedic cases, and pulmonary, sepsis, GI, endocrine, cardiac, renal, and psychiatric illnesses.
• Split floors: The 7th floor houses med-surg patients with underlying behavioral health conditions that may be flagged as violent (detox, dementia, etc.). The floor is secured, and travelers receive safety and de-escalation training.
• Ratios: 1:5 days and 1:6 nights. Night ratios may rarely be 1:7 depending on staffing.
• Drips: Required on all floors.
• Care team: CNAs, care techs, transport team, and swoop/paramedics. LPNs are assigned on some, but not all, floors.
• Facility: 718-bed acute-care teaching hospital. The facility is 100% nicotine free.
• Float: Travelers are first to float. Travelers may float within scope to other inpatient units, including neuro, trauma, observation, and the Bellevue campus.

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (19:00 to 07:30), 48 hours per week
• Weekends: 4 weekend shifts out of 8 possible in a 4-week period. Days are Saturday and Sunday; nights are Friday and Saturday.
• Holidays: Must work 2 of 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's.
• RTO: Up to two weeks permitted. Must be submitted with the application. Additional requests are at manager discretion.

Required Qualifications

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