RN – Oncology Medical Surgical Unit (Nights)

Nebraska Medicine; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement match

PTO accrual

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Oncology Medical-Surgical unit (Nights) at Werner Cancer Hospital. This 36-bed Med-Surg unit provides care for oncology and acute medical-surgical patients with nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:4 or 1:5.

Full-time nights, 7 pm–7 am. Requires Nebraska RN license or compact state license, ADN or Nursing Diploma, and BLS; PALS as department dependent. BSN/MSN preferred; EPIC/EMR and Microsoft Office proficiency are a plus.

Qualifications

• ADN or Nursing Diploma required.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills required.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork, and flexibility required.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in NE or compact state license required.
• BLS certification endorsed by AHA required.
• PALS department dependent required.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate delivery of clinical resources to assure safe, high quality patient care.
• Ensure continuity of care for non-acute, non-life-threatening conditions on the unit.
• Support the 7 pm–7 am night shift on the Werner Cancer Hospital Med-Surg Oncology unit.
• Collaborate with the care team to ensure effective communication and patient outcomes.

Skills

Communication skills

Initiative

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Associate degree in nursing (ADN)

Nursing Diploma

Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)

Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Tools

EPIC EMR

Microsoft Office

Email applications

Job description

Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.

Shift: Third Shift (United States of America) RN - Oncology Medical Surgical (Nights) Werner Cancer Hospital Med-Surg Oncology, or WMSO: This 36-bed med-surg unit in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center serves a wide variety of medical and surgical oncology and acute care patients with a 1 to 4 or 1 to 5 nurse-to-patient ratio. Services include general oncology, surgical oncology, gynecologic oncology and a select group of hospitalists.

Why Nebraska Medicine: Our shared values reflect who we are and why we’re here and include, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Courage and Healing.

Competitive Benefits including retirement match contribution, PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement

Lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care.

Forbes Magazine recognizes us in their list of American’s top employers and the best employer in Nebraska.

Position Highlights

Provide and coordinate delivery of clinical resources to assure safe, high quality patient care and ensure continuity of care. Perform duties in an environment of care where the needs of a patient are short term, non-acute, and non-life threatening.

Shift: Full Time, Nights (7 pm – 7 am)

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) or Nursing Diploma required.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills required.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork, and flexibility required.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) department dependent required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Based on position, prior experience in patient nursing, specialty/primary care clinic and/or telephonics preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel preferred.
• Proficient with use of email applications preferred.
• Experience with EPIC or other electronic medical records preferred.
• Specific to the Medical Call Center department; multi-state license preferred.

Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.

Nebraska Medicine includes two hospitals, the state's largest and highest rated Nebraska Medical Center and Bellevue Medical Center, along with more than 70 primary care and specialty clinics.

Nebraska Medicine and our research and education partner, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), share the same mission: to lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care.

Every colleague plays a key role in upholding our promise of “Serious Medicine, Extraordinary Care” to our patients and their families.

Working with Nebraska Medicine means committing to meaningful, impactful work that will elevate the success of your fellow colleagues and will help our patients and their families feel comfortable, confident and cared for.