RN – NICU – OMAHA, NE - URGENT

Talented Medical Solutions; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 119,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, NE seeks an RN for a travel NICU assignment in a Level IV NICU. 13 weeks, nights, 12-hour shifts, guaranteed 36 hours per week. Pay rate $64–$66 per hour; weekly pay about $2,304–$2,376.

Candidates must have active RN license and strong NICU experience, including tracheostomy care and high-acuity/surgical NICU exposure. Ability to float to other pediatric critical-care units and reside 100+ miles from the facility is required.

Qualifications

• Active RN license
• Strong NICU experience
• Level IV NICU experience preferred
• Experience with high-acuity/surgical NICU patients
• Tracheostomy experience
• Comfort caring for ventilated/high-acuity patients
• Willingness to float to other pediatric critical-care units
• Must meet the facility's 100+ mile traveler requirement

Responsibilities

• Care for high-acuity NICU patients in a Level IV environment
• Be comfortable floating to NICU/PICU and other pediatric units
• Manage care for ventilated and postoperative NICU patients
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety

Skills

NICU experience

Ventilated/high-acuity patient care

Float to pediatric units

Tracheostomy care

High-acuity care

Education

Nursing degree from an accredited program

Job description

RN – NICU – OMAHA, NE - URGENT

Children's Hospital & Medical Center

Facility Address: 8200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114

Location: Omaha, NE

Category: Nursing

Setting: Children's Hospital / Level IV NICU

Assignment

• Assignment: Travel Contract – Traveler Only
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Start: TBD
• Shift: Nights
• Shift Length: 12 hours
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
• Pay: $64–$66/hour
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,304–$2,376/week
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Local Radius: Traveler must live 100+ miles from Children's Hospital
• Temp-to-Perm: Not applicable — Traveler Only

NICU / Clinical Details

• High-acuity Level IV NICU environment
• Strong preference for nurses with Level IV NICU experience
• Experience caring for high-acuity surgical NICU patients
• Tracheostomy experience required
• Must be comfortable floating to other pediatric critical-care units
• Travelers with standalone children's hospital experience are strongly preferred due to the need for cross-unit flexibility
• Potential float areas may include:
  • NICU
  • PICU
  • Pediatric units/ICUs
  • Other critical-care areas as assigned

Traveler Expectations

• Must have recent experience caring for high-acuity NICU patients
• Travelers should be prepared to discuss the acuity level and patient population they managed on previous travel assignments.
• Preference for travelers who have routinely cared for ventilated/high-acuity patients, rather than assignments limited to lower-acuity NICU populations.
• Must be comfortable floating outside the NICU when required.

Requirements

• Active RN license
• Strong NICU experience
• Level IV NICU experience preferred
• Experience with high-acuity/surgical NICU patients
• Tracheostomy experience
• Comfort caring for ventilated/high-acuity patients
• Ability and willingness to float to other pediatric critical-care units
• Must meet the facility's 100+ mile traveler requirement
• Nursing degree from an accredited program