PICU

Call Requirements: May be placed on call for regularly scheduled shiftsAll staff, including travelers, may be required to be a Rover nurse/task nurse on any inpatient unit. This includes NICU, Labor and Delivery and adult acute care.Rovers perform tasks such as: Turns, repositioning Bathing Assistance with patient transport Ambulation Meal assistance Medication administration (within individual comfort zone and training)This is a mixed-acuity unit - Ratios are 1:2 for PICU, 1:3 for PCU, 1:4 Acute - PICU RNs are expected to work across acuity spectrumAll RDOs must be stipulated in their contracts. If not in their contract, they will be responsible for working with core staff to trade if they are scheduled on a day they want off.Scheduling period is 4 weeks; Week runs Monday through Sunday.Travelers do not self-schedule. They are scheduled by the unit scheduler in accordance with unit needs. Requests such as "no 3 in a row" or "consecutive shift scheduling" will be considered but are not guaranteed.Minimum weekend requirement is 3 weekend shifts plus a Friday day (day travelers)or a Sunday night (night travelers). This is a minimum and may be adjusted per unit needs.Weekend shifts for day shift: Saturday and SundayWekend shifts for night shift: Friday and Saturday24 bed unitBLS, PALS requiredACLS preferred2 years of experience required (must have 2 years of peds care, prefer high acuity care)First time travelers NOT accepted (unless they have 3+ years of experience in PICU)Epic charting experience required100% NICOTINE FREE FACILITY***Holiday Requirement: Travelers must work 2/3 major holidays - please submit this request with applicationLocals Accepted: NO (candidate must be more than 100 miles from facility)Pending license accepted: Yes, but if license is not IN HAND at the time of submission then traveler will be booked six weeks out.Scrubs: MANDATORY - RNs wear Steele gray scrubs with the Nebraska Medicine logo printed on the back. Information on how to obtain Nebraska Medicine branded scrubs will be shared once traveler is confirmed. Facility also sells gray T-shirts that can be worn in their company store.Parking: Professionals can obtain a parking permit (cost depends on the lot, but is approx. $55/month) or they can use daily rate parking ($3 to park for 20 hrs).Nebraska Medical Center - Nebraska Medical Center (NMC) is the No. 1 rated hospital in the Omaha metro area and the state of Nebraska. NMC is a 718 acute-care bed facility that provides care to some of the sickest and most complex patients from a team of experts that represents more than 1,000 physicians in all major specialties and services. As the teaching hospital for the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), our patients also benefit from one of the nation s leaders in cutting edge research and education.

Modified Time: 11/16/2026 12:00:00

Exemptions Only Flu Vaccine: Not

Required Submittals: Low

Job Requirements & Qualifications

Previous Charge Experience: - Years of Experience : 2

Patient Ratio Experience: Charting

System Experience: Preferred

Charting System Name: Epic

Community Hospital Experience: - LTAC Experience : - Trauma

Level I Experience: Required

Trauma Level II Experience: - Travel