Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry in Omaha, NE

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical / Telemetry

Location

Omaha, NE

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 or 26 week options available) | Full-Time | Onsite | Day Shift (3x12 Hours, 7:00–19:00) | 36 or 48 hour weekly options available

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a general medical surgical and telemetry unit serving patients with conditions including total knee and hip replacements, complicated orthopedic cases, pulmonary, sepsis, GI, endocrine, cardiac, renal, and psychiatric illnesses
• Manage and monitor IV drips, which are required on all floors
• Care for patients with underlying behavioral health conditions, including detox and dementia populations, on a secured floor; utilize safety and de-escalation techniques as trained
• Maintain patient ratios of 1:5 on days and 1:6 on nights, with the understanding that night ratios may occasionally reach 1:7
• Float frequently to other units and campuses within scope of practice to meet facility staffing needs
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team including CNAs, care techs, transport team, swoop/paramedics, and LPNs where assigned

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (pending Nebraska RN state license accepted; if license is not in hand at time of submission, start date will be booked six weeks out)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in a large, urban hospital setting
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Proficiency with EPIC electronic health records charting required
• Ability and willingness to float to multiple units and campuses within scope of practice
• Comfort caring for behavioral health patient populations, including patients flagged as potentially violent

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification preferred
• Experience at a Level I Academic Medical Center (may be considered in lieu of standard first-timer restrictions)

Why Join Us

• Join a top-ranked, large-scale acute care facility and teaching hospital offering exposure to a highly complex and diverse patient population across multiple specialties
• Flexible contract length options (13 or 26 weeks) and weekly hour options (36 or 48 hours) allow for a schedule that fits your lifestyle