Medical ICU Registered Nurse
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - MICU (Travel/Contract)

Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Description

• Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) - 20 bed critical care unit
• Care for critically ill patients with conditions such as respiratory failure, acute/chronic kidney failure, liver failure, overdoses, septic shock
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:2-3 (days and nights)
• Floating required within scope to meet facility needs, including potential float to Bellevue campus and various other units

Work Schedule & Requirements

• 36 or 48 hour shift options
• Weekend shifts: 4 out of 8 possible in a 4-week period
• Weekend days: Saturday and Sunday
• Weekend nights: Friday night and Saturday night
• Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
• Return to Office (RTO) blackout dates: 6/11/26 - 6/22/26 due to College World Series
• Up to two weeks of RTO permitted, requests must be submitted with application

Experience & Certifications

• Required Specialty Experience: Minimum 2 years of RN experience in a large, urban hospital
• First-time travelers NOT accepted unless they have 2 years experience at a Level I Academic Medical Center
• Prior travel experience: Not explicitly required
• Drip experience required on all floors
• EPIC charting experience required
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification preferred

Additional Requirements

• Must be prepared to float frequently
• 100% nicotine-free facility
• Locals NOT accepted (must live more than 100 miles from facility)
• Pending license accepted but must be in hand at time of submission or booking will be delayed six weeks
• Mandatory scrubs: Steele gray with facility logo (provided after confirmation)

Team Composition

• Care teams include CNAs, care techs, transport team, swoop/paramedics
• LPNs assigned on some floors

Compliance & Documentation

• Government-issued photo ID required
• Background check within 30 days of start, including federal enhanced search
• 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
• Primary source verification of state license and NURSYS verification required
• Annual skills checklist required
• References: 2 work references from past 2 years required
• Physical exam, fit mask test, immunizations (Tdap, MMR, Hep B, Varicella), drug screen, and TB testing required and must be current
• Flu vaccine preferred but not mandatory (documentation or declination required)
• COVID vaccine preferred; exemptions accepted

Facility Notes

• Parking permits available (~$55/month) or daily parking rates apply
• Facility is a top-rated, 718-bed acute care teaching hospital with a focus on complex patient care and research

This position is ideal for experienced critical care RNs comfortable with floating and working in a high-acuity MICU environment within a large academic medical center.