Location: Omaha, NE

Start Date: 12-15-2025

End Date: 03-16-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night shifts (12-hour), 06:30 PM - 06:30 AM, schedule set by manager (12-hour nights), weekend requirement: every other weekend, guaranteed 36 hours per week

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $65 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

• Assess and continuously monitor critically ill adult and adolescent patients — your observations save lives
• Manage and titrate vasoactive drips, sedatives, paralytics and other critical infusions safely and accurately
• Interpret telemetry strips and respond quickly to arrhythmias and changes in cardiac status
• Troubleshoot and support ventilator management from high-flow to full ventilator support
• Respond to emergencies, RRTs and codes as an active, skilled team member
• Provide and manage IV/central line care, arterial lines and advanced monitoring devices
• Document care clearly and efficiently in EPIC to maintain continuity and compliance
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams — physicians, RTs, techs, fellows and residents — to deliver high-quality care
• Float to other inpatient units as needed (excluding Maternity/NICU) and adapt to fast-paced volume changes

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in the assignment state
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute/critical care nursing experience
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS at time of submission
• Driver's license required at time of submittal (used to confirm radius eligibility)
• Ability to titrate drips and manage critical-care medications confidently
• Comfortable reading and interpreting telemetry (no monitor techs to rely on)
• Willingness to complete orientation requirements and pass the open-book orientation exam (90% pass required)
• Adherence to facility policies (for example: artificial nails prohibited in patient care areas)

Education

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (required)
• BSN not required

Knowledge & Skills

• Critical care assessment and patient stabilization
• Telemetry monitoring and strip interpretation (Draeger monitors)
• Drip titration and vasoactive medication management
• Ventilator support and troubleshooting across modalities
• Experience with central lines, A-lines, CVP, and exposure to CRRT/Swan-Ganz (can train in many devices)
• Proficiency with EPIC charting and acute care documentation
• Strong critical thinking, communication and teamwork skills in high-acuity settings

Benefits

• Generous travel package — housing stipend and travel reimbursement to make your move easy
• Competitive pay with overtime and holiday differentials
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage options to keep you and your family healthy
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to help you stay compliant and stress-free
• Paid time off to recharge between assignments
• Referral bonus program — share the love (and the paycheck) with colleagues
• 401(k) retirement savings plan and life insurance options
• A supportive team and clinical environment that values your critical thinking and teamwork

Travel Perks: Explore Omaha, NE

Explore Omaha in your downtime: visit the world-class Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, stroll the charming Old Market district with shops and great restaurants, walk the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge that spans the Missouri River, relax at Lauritzen Gardens or take in art at the Joslyn Art Museum. Enjoy local steak houses, craft breweries and riverfront parks. Quick weekend trips: Lincoln is about an hour away for more dining and culture, and Des Moines is a short drive for festivals and events.

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