Medical-Surgical Neuro Registered Nurse
Omaha, Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Medical Surgical - Neuro Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location

• Omaha, Nebraska

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Work Schedule

• Day shift: 4 shifts per 4-week period, 12 hours each (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM)
• Option for 36 or 48-hour shifts available
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts out of 8 possible in a 4-week period (days: Saturday and Sunday; nights: Friday and Saturday night)
• Holiday requirement: Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays

Unit and Patient Population

• Mixed Acuity: Medical Surgical, Telemetry, and Stepdown
• 48-bed unit specializing in Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Patient conditions include strokes, aneurysms, seizures, spinal fusions, brain and spinal cord tumors, and other neurological disorders
• Unit includes long-term EEG monitoring beds
• Care teams include CNAs, care techs, transport team, and paramedics; LPNs assigned on some floors

Patient Ratios

• Medical Surgical/Telemetry: 1:5 (days), 1:6 (nights), occasionally 1:7 nights (rare)
• Stepdown: 1:3-4 (days and nights)

Floating

• Frequent floating required to meet staffing needs
• May float within scope to multiple units, including other campuses
• Travelers are first to float

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Nebraska
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum 2 years of Medical Surgical nursing experience, with at least some experience within the last year
• Completion of at least one travel nursing assignment
• Experience with Epic electronic charting system
• Current ACLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Current BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Current PALS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Current NRP certification
• NIH Stroke Certification

Licensure

• Active RN license for Nebraska required
• Pending license accepted if in hand at time of submission; otherwise, booking delayed by six weeks

Facility Policies

• 100% nicotine-free facility
• Locals not accepted (must live more than 100 miles from facility)
• Scrubs: Mandatory Steele gray scrubs with facility logo (provided after confirmation)
• Parking: Permit available (~$55/month) or daily parking rates

Compliance and Documentation Requirements

• Government-issued photo ID required
• Background check within 30 days of start, updated annually (includes multi-county and federal checks)
• 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 license verification and NURSYS verification required
• Certifications as applicable per unit:

  • ACLS (AHA)
  • BLS (AHA)
  • PALS (AHA)
  • NRP (AHA)
  • NIH Stroke Certification (as applicable)
• Competency exams and medication/pharmacology testing as applicable
• Annual skills checklist required
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement required

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year, updated annually
• Fit mask test within 1 year, updated annually (specific mask models required)
• Tdap vaccine within last 10 years
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year, updated annually
• TB questionnaire if history of positive TB, updated annually
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): 2 vaccines or positive titer; boosters required if low/equivocal titers
• Hepatitis B titer required; declination accepted if non-reactive
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer; boosters required if low/equivocal titers
• Drug screen within 60 days of start, updated annually (specific panel required)
• Flu vaccine preferred but not mandatory; documentation or declination required
• COVID vaccine preferred; medical/religious exemptions or declinations accepted

Additional Notes

• Eye exam required only for OR staff (not applicable here)
• Two professional references from work within past 2 years required
• Up to two weeks of time off (RTO) permitted; requests must be submitted with application and approved by manager
• Travelers must submit holiday work requests with application

This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-acuity neurological medical surgical unit with a diverse patient population and a supportive multidisciplinary team. Candidates must be flexible, experienced, and prepared to float frequently to meet dynamic staffing needs.