Location: Omaha, NE

Start Date: 03-16-2026

End Date: 06-15-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Primarily night shifts on a rotating 12-hour schedule: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM (primary) or 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM; schedule rotates across Monday–Sunday with every-other-weekend requirement; self-scheduling and float to Med/Surg/PCU as needed

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $64 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to adult oncology, PCU and trauma patients on a mixed stepdown/med-surg unit
• Administer and monitor chemotherapy and other high-acuity therapies per policy and competency
• Manage IV pumps (Alaris) and titrate drips such as insulin and cardizem while closely monitoring hemodynamics
• Monitor invasive lines and advanced hemodynamic devices (CVP, A-line, Swan, EV-1000) and escalate changes in condition
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team (PT/OT, case management, social work, educator, dietician) to support recovery and discharge planning
• Perform hourly rounding and contribute to excellent patient experience and safety initiatives
• Float to med/surg and PCU units as needed while maintaining standards of care for assigned patients
• Complete orientation competencies and pass the required open-book skills exam (90% required to continue)

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure (eligible to practice in Nebraska) — license to submit required
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience (PCU/Oncology and stepdown experience highly preferred)
• ACLS and BLS (AHA) required; NIHSS required
• ONS/ONCC certification required (chemotherapy certification preferred but not required)
• Experience with EPIC charting preferred (have EPIC within 6 months noted at submission)
• Competence or willingness to be trained in ventilator care and advanced hemodynamic monitoring (CVP, A-line, Swan, EV-1000, ICP)
• Comfort titrating drips (insulin occasionally, cardizem) and managing infusion pumps (Alaris)
• Driver's license required at submittal and candidates must reside within 50 miles of facility or meet radius rules
• Comply with facility policies (e.g., artificial nails prohibited in patient care areas)
• OK for first-time travelers

Education

• Active RN license in the practicing state (Nebraska)
• ADN or BSN accepted (BSN not required for submission)

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong oncology and PCU clinical knowledge and the ability to care for mixed acuity adult patients
• Proficiency with EPIC electronic medical record workflows and documentation
• Skilled with Alaris IV pumps and chemotherapy administration processes
• Competence in hemodynamic monitoring and interpreting invasive line data
• Ability to manage ventilator-supported patients and respond to critical changes
• Safe patient handling experience and use of lift equipment (Lyko lifts and other devices)
• Excellent communication, teamwork and patient-centered bedside manner

Benefits

• Warm, supportive team culture where your compassion and teamwork are celebrated
• Meaningful clinical experience caring for oncology and PCU patients in an academic medical center
• Hands-on training and orientation (including a skills exam) so you feel confident and prepared
• Licensure and credential guidance at submission (driver's license required for radius verification)
• Work/life balance-friendly scheduling with self-scheduling and predictable every-other-weekend requirements
• Professional development: opportunities to build oncology, PCU and critical care skills (ventilator, hemodynamics, chemo exposure)
• Access to multidisciplinary support (PT/OT, case management, social work, educator, dietician)
• A respectful workplace that values diversity and patient-centered care

Travel Perks: Explore Omaha, NE

Explore Omaha on your downtime: visit the world-class Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, stroll the charming Old Market district for shops and restaurants, walk or bike the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge that spans the Missouri River, enjoy art at the Joslyn Art Museum and peaceful walks at Lauritzen Gardens. Catch a Creighton University event, check out the Durham Museum for history, or hop across the river to Council Bluffs for more dining and entertainment. For weekend road trips, the Nebraska capital (Lincoln) is a short drive away, and the region offers parks, trails, local breweries and riverfront activities to keep your off-duty hours full of discoveries.

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