MS/Telemetry RN
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Registered Nurse – MS/Tele

Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Day (4 shifts of 12 hours each per week, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
Hours per Week: 48 hours

Job Description

• Option for 36 or 48-hour shifts and 13 or 26-week contract lengths.
• Travelers are the first to float; frequent floating required to meet hospital staffing needs.
• Assignment to units based on experience; may be assigned to a sister campus 16 minutes away.
• Units include various medical-surgical, telemetry, trauma, oncology, transplant, neuro, cardiac, and observation units.
• Drip medication administration required on all floors.
• EPIC electronic charting experience required.
• First-time travelers not accepted unless they have 2 years of experience at a Level I Academic Medical Center.
• Care teams include CNAs, care techs, transport team, paramedics, and some LPNs.
• Facility is 100% nicotine-free.
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts out of 8 possible in a 4-week period (days: Sat/Sun; nights: Fri night/Sat night).
• Holiday requirement: Must work 2 out of 3 major winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s).
• Locals not accepted (must live more than 100 miles from facility).
• Pending license accepted if in hand at time of submission; otherwise, booking delayed by six weeks.
• Mandatory scrubs: Steele gray scrubs with facility logo (provided after confirmation).
• Parking permit available (~$55/month) or daily parking rates.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Nebraska
• Minimum 2 years of telemetry nursing experience, with telemetry experience within the last year
• One completed travel nursing assignment
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Experience with EPIC electronic charting system
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Current driver's license

Certifications & Licenses

• Basic Life Support (BLS) – required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – strongly preferred
• Other certifications as applicable per unit (e.g., PALS, NRP)

Background & Compliance Requirements

• Government-issued photo ID required.
• Background check within 30 days of start, including criminal history and education verification.
• Federal and state exclusion lists (SAM, OIG) checks required and updated every 30 days.
• State-specific abuse/neglect registry check required.
• Primary source verification of RN license required prior to start.
• NURSYS verification required.
• Orientation Safety Manual acknowledgment required.

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year, updated annually.
• Fit test for N95 mask within 1 year, updated annually.
• Tdap vaccine within last 10 years.
• Annual TB screening (PPD or equivalent) or chest x-ray if history positive.
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer; boosters required if titers low.
• Hepatitis B titer required; declination accepted if non-reactive.
• Varicella vaccination or positive titer; boosters required if titers low.
• Drug screen within 60 days of start, updated annually.
• Flu vaccine preferred but not mandatory; documentation or declination required.
• COVID vaccine preferred; medical/religious exemption or declination accepted.
• Eye exam required only for OR staff (not applicable here).

Additional Information

• Must submit up to two weeks of requested time off (RTO) with application; additional RTO requests at manager discretion.
• Two professional references from work within the past 2 years required.
• Annual skills checklist required.
• Facility is a teaching hospital with a high level of acuity and complex patient care.
• Scrubs and branded apparel provided or available for purchase.
• Parking options available for professionals.

This position is ideal for experienced RNs comfortable with high-acuity patients, frequent floating, and working in a large academic medical center environment with diverse specialty units.