Location: Omaha, NE

Start Date: 04-13-2026

End Date: 07-13-2026

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour shifts (Day: 06:30 AM - 06:30 PM; Night: 06:30 PM - 06:30 AM), schedule determined by manager; includes every-other-weekend and holiday rotation. Shift type: rotating

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $67 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 high-acuity cardiac critical care for post-op open heart and complex vascular patients
• Monitor and interpret cardiac monitors and telemetry strips to quickly detect changes
• Titrate vasopressors, sedatives, analgesics, antiarrhythmics and other drips safely and independently
• Manage and troubleshoot advanced support: ECMO, CRRT, Impella, and IABP when indicated
• Collaborate with intensivists, hospitalists, perfusion, RT and the multidisciplinary team for excellent patient outcomes
• Perform ventilator troubleshooting and support respiratory needs alongside RT
• Document accurately in EPIC and communicate handoffs clearly to ensure continuity of care
• Float to other inpatient units as needed (excluding Maternity/NICU) and adapt to unit-specific workflows

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license for practice — compact licensure accepted if applicable
• BLS and ACLS required; NIHSS required
• Minimum 1 year of experience with this cardiac/CVICU patient population; 2 years of overall nursing experience preferred
• Hands-on experience with ECMO, CRRT, Impella, IABP, and titration of complex drips strongly preferred
• Comfort reading and interpreting cardiac monitors/strips independently
• Driver's license required at time of submittal (used to confirm radius rule eligibility)
• Ability to pass orientation skills exam (open-book) with a 90% score as a condition of continued assignment
• Adherence to facility policies such as no artificial nails in patient care areas

Education

• Active RN license required (BSN not required)

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong critical care assessment and hemodynamic monitoring skills
• Telemetry interpretation and cardiac rhythm recognition
• Proficiency with EPIC charting and electronic documentation
• Skill troubleshooting ventilators and working alongside respiratory therapy
• Familiarity with postoperative cardiac surgery care and structural heart/EP lab patients
• Effective communication, rapid clinical decision-making, and team collaboration

Benefits

• Supportive team environment where your critical care skills are valued and celebrated
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage to help keep you and your family healthy
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement so getting credentialed is less of a headache
• Paid time to recharge and recover between intense shifts
• 401K retirement savings options to plan for your future
• Referral bonus program — bring a friend, get rewarded
• Professional development and unit-specific orientation to build your CVICU confidence
• Travel reimbursement and housing support options for contract clinicians

Travel Perks: Explore Omaha, NE

Explore Omaha’s highlights between shifts: wander the award-winning Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, stroll the cobblestone Old Market for great eats and nightlife, catch a show or exhibit at the Durham Museum or Joslyn Art Museum, walk the scenic Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge along the river, and relax in Lauritzen Gardens. Weekend escapes include a short drive to Lincoln for history and dining or a two-hour trip to Des Moines. Plenty of parks, local breweries, and riverfront activities nearby to keep your time off interesting.

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