RN - Med Surg/Telemetry

RN - Med Surg/Telemetry

Shift Details: 07:00 PM - 07:30 AM, 4 shifts per week, 48 scheduled hours per week. Start date: 07/27/2026, end date: 10/26/2026, duration: 13 weeks.

Description: Team based care delivery model with bedside RN, LPN, CNA. Travelers are first to float. RNs must be prepared to float frequently to meet the staffing needs of the hospital. 36 or 48-hour option and 13 or 26-week contract option! 5 West is a 40-bed non-specialty med-surg unit caring for patients ages 18 and older. The staff cares for a variety of medical and telemetry patients with acute and/or chronic illness, such as sepsis, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, cardiac disease, and COVID-19. Staff members will manage titratable drips, chest tubes, tracheostomies, complex wound care, post-bariatric procedures, high oxygen delivery systems, and end-of-life care.

Team based care allows for nurses to work at the top of their scope and effectively uses each team members strengths, skills, and experiences as well as promotes teamwork, communication, and leadership. Ratios: Days 1:8; Nights 1:9. BLS required. 2 years of prior Telemetry experience required (must have 2 years exp in large, urban hospital). Drips are required on all floors. EPIC charting experience required. First timers NOT accepted (will consider if the traveler has 2 years of experience at a Level I Academic Medical Center). Will float within scope to meet facility needs (this includes potentially floating to Bellevue campus). Units may include, but are not limited to 4CS, 5 West, 6 Neuro, 4/5 Lied, 6/7 Lied, 7 HVU, 8 Werner, 9 Trauma, Bellevue MS, Observation, SOTU. In addition to CNAs, care teams include care techs, transport team, swoop/paramedics. LPNs are assigned on some, but not all, floors. 100% NICOTINE FREE FACILITY. Weekends: 4 weekend shifts out of 8 possible in a 4-week period. Days: Saturday and Sunday. Nights: Friday night and Saturday night. RTO restrictions: Up to two weeks of RTO permitted. RTO must be submitted with application. Additional requests after confirmation at manager discretion. Holiday requirement: Travelers must work 2/3 major holidays - please submit this request with application. Locals Accepted: NO (candidate must be more than 100 miles from facility). Pending license accepted: Yes, but if license is not IN HAND at the time of submission then traveler will be booked six weeks out. Scrubs: MANDATORY - RNs wear Steele gray scrubs with the Nebraska Medicine logo printed on the back. Information on how to obtain Nebraska Medicine branded scrubs will be shared once traveler is confirmed. Facility also sells gray T-shirts that can be worn in their company store. Parking: Professionals can obtain a parking permit (cost depends on the lot, but is approx. $55/month) or they can use daily rate parking ($3 to park for 20 hrs).