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Travel Nurse (RN) Tele/Stepdown (Telemetry/PCU) Omaha, NE

Posted August 20, 2026 - ID:1127172 Verified This job was verified as an active available position.
Job Details
Start Date
9/08/2026
Shift
Days
Duration
13 weeks
Hours
12 hours
Specialty
Nursing, Tele Step-down
City
Omaha
State
NE
Experience
1 Years
Requirements
  • Required certification: Tele Step-down
  • 1+ years of experience
  • Key Requirements Summary: 1. Experience: 2 years required; must be in a large, urban hospital; Level 1 trauma facility experience required within the last year; LTAC/Rehab/Nursing home does not count as acute inpatient facility experience; candidate should have less than 1 year gap between permanent and travel positions 2. Cases: Neurology and Neurosurgery; strokes, aneurysms, seizures, spinal fusions, brain and spinal cord tumors, and other neurological conditions; mixed acuity (Med Surg/Telemetry and Stepdown); drips required on all floors including Nitro, Heparin, and Insulin (non-DKA); screen and call out if no drip experience 3. Certifications: ACLS, BLS, CPI (asterisked), NIHSS required; must confirm AHA or equivalent compliance per standard policy 4. License: Pending license accepted, but if not in hand at time of submission, traveler will be booked six weeks out; 100% Nicotine Free Facility noted 5. Education: Not specified 6. EMR: Epic required; must have Epic experience within the last 2 years; rated 3 or 4 on checklist; HARDSTOP if not met 7. Shifts/Call: 36 or 48-hour weekly option; 13 or 26-week contract option; travelers are first to float and must be prepared to float frequently within scope to meet facility needs, including potentially floating to Bellevue campus; floated units include 4CS, 5 West, 6 Neuro, 4/5 Lied, 6/7 Lied, 7 HVU, 8 Werner, 9 Trauma, Bellevue MS, Observation, SOTU; notified 1 hour prior to shift start by call or text; MS/Tele ratios 1:5 days and 1:6 nights (nights can be 1:7 rarely); Stepdown ratios 1:3-4 days and nights; 4 weekend shifts out of 8 possible in a 4-week period; Days: Saturday and Sunday; Nights: Friday night and Saturday night; Holiday requirement: travelers must work 2 of 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving W/Th/F, Christmas 24/25/26, New Years 31/1/2); orientation: 24 hours 8. RTO: Up to two weeks of RTO permitted; RTO must be submitted with application; additional requests after confirmation at manager discretion 9. Returning Staff: Not specified 10. Travel/Local: Locals NOT accepted; candidate must be more than 100 miles from facility 11. Background: Not specified 12. Modules: Not specified 13. Travel Experience: Yes, travel experience required; first-time travelers NOT accepted (HARDSTOP); will consider if traveler has 2 years of experience at a Level 1 Academic Medical Center 14. Scrubs: Mandatory; RNs wear Steele gray scrubs with Nebraska Medicine logo printed on the back; information on obtaining branded scrubs shared upon confirmation; facility also sells gray T-shirts available in company store 15. Flu Vaccine Requirements: Not Required 16. Special Equipment: Lumbar drains; eight beds equipped for long-term EEG monitoring; required drips include Nitro, Heparin, and Insulin (non-DKA) Critical: HARDSTOP — No first-time travelers. HARDSTOP — Epic rating of 3 or 4 required with experience in the last 2 years. Level 1 trauma experience must be within the last year. COVID-19 Vaccine required with Medical/Religious Exemptions only.
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