Registered Nurse Medical-Surgical Telemetry Float
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (MS/Tele Float)

Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Shift options: 36 or 48 hours
• Contract options: 13 or 26 weeks
• Units may include:

  • 4CS, 5 West, 6 Neuro, 4/5 Lied, 6/7 Lied, 7 HVU, 8 Werner, 9 Trauma, Bellevue MS, Observation, SOTU
• Floating required within scope, including potential float to Bellevue campus
• Drip management required on all floors
• EPIC charting experience required
• First-time travelers NOT accepted unless they have 2 years experience at a Level I Academic Medical Center
• Care teams include CNAs, care techs, transport team, swoop/paramedics; LPNs assigned on some floors
• 100% nicotine-free facility
• Weekend shifts: 4 out of 8 possible in a 4-week period (Days: Sat & Sun; Nights: Fri & Sat nights)
• RTO (Return to Office) restrictions: Up to 2 weeks permitted, must be submitted with application
• Holiday requirement: Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays

Experience & Certification Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience in a large, urban hospital (higher years of experience requirement confirmed)
• Prior travel experience: Not explicitly required, but first-time travelers generally not accepted unless experienced at Level I Academic Medical Center
• Certifications required:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support) required
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) strongly preferred
• EPIC electronic medical record experience required

Licensing & Compliance

• Pending license accepted but must be in hand at time of submission or booking delayed by 6 weeks
• Background check required within 30 days of start, including federal enhanced search
• State-specific registry checks and verifications required
• Primary source verification of state license required prior to start
• Drug screen within 60 days of start and updated annually
• Physical exam, fit mask test, and various immunizations/vaccinations required and must be current (e.g., Tdap, MMR, Hep B, Varicella, TB testing)
• Flu vaccine preferred but not mandatory (documentation or declination required)
• COVID vaccine preferred; exemptions accepted

Additional Information

• Scrubs: Mandatory Steele gray scrubs with facility logo (provided after confirmation)
• Parking: Permit available (~$55/month) or daily parking rates apply
• Locals not accepted (must live more than 100 miles from facility)
• Facility is a top-rated acute care hospital with a wide range of specialty units including trauma, oncology, neuro, cardiac, transplant, and progressive care

Summary

This is a travel Registered Nurse position requiring at least 2 years of experience in a large urban hospital setting, with EPIC charting and drip management skills. The role involves floating across multiple medical-surgical and specialty units, with weekend and holiday shift requirements. Certification in BLS is mandatory, ACLS preferred. The facility maintains strict compliance and credentialing standards, including background checks, immunizations, and drug screening. First-time travelers are generally not accepted unless they have significant academic medical center experience.