The Staff Nurse will provide, prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care in collaboration with other healthcare providers to meet the holistic care needs of assigned patients. This role involves caring for complex medical-surgical patients, including those with neurological conditions like stroke, aneurysms, and spinal cord tumors.
Requirements summary
Required qualifications include an Associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) or Nursing Diploma, effective communication skills, and the ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork, and flexibility. Candidates must possess a current Nebraska or compact state RN license along with required certifications such as BLS, and potentially PALS, ACLS, TNCC, or ATCN depending on the department.
associate degreebachelor degreeTeamworkCommunicationFlexibilityInitiativeNursing Care CoordinationRegistered Nurse LicensureBasic Life Support (BLS)Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)Neurology TrainingAdvanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN)NIH Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS)Lumbar Drain Experience
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
First Shift (United States of
America)
Staff
Nurse -
Neurology
Med
Surg
ASK
YOUR
Recruiter
ABOUT: Competitive Compensation $15,000 Bonus (if applicable) Tuition Reimbursement Loan Repayment Program ADN > BSN Funded Sponsorship Program Why Work at Nebraska Medicine? Together. Extraordinary. Join a team that values your skills, delivering exceptional care through collaboration.
Leading
Health
Network: Work with the region’s top academic health network, partnering with UNMC to transform lives through education, research, and patient care.
Dignity and
Respect: We value all backgrounds and experiences, reflecting the communities we serve.
Educational
Support: Enjoy up to $5,000/year in tuition assistance, a 35% discount at Clarkson College, and career advancement opportunities with covered educational costs. Be part of something extraordinary at Nebraska Medicine!
Position
Highlights: This 48-bed med-surg unit cares for medical surgical patients and offers the most advanced neurovascular care to complex patients. While 6NSU is a med-surg unit, it has a complexity that sets it apart from other med-surg units. Its specialized patient population includes those with stroke, aneurysms, seizures, spinal fusions, brain and spinal cord tumors and other neurological conditions. Nurses receive extra neurology training and additional certifications, such as National Institute of Health Stroke Scale certification, or NIHSS, and gain experience with complex interventions such as lumbar drains. Nebraska Medicine is the region’s only Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center and has the highest level of accreditation in the area for epilepsy treatment
Shift
Details:
Part-time -
Days 7:00am -7:30pm Provide, prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care with other health care providers to meet holistic care needs of a designated group of patients. Environment of care may be long term, emergent, critical, acute, interventional, or procedural driven.
Benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
Loan Repayment Program
Funded Sponsorship Program
Required
Qualifications:
Associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) or Nursing Diploma required.
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 required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later).
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification department dependent required.
For Emergency Department, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 6 months of hire or transfer date required.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months of hire or transfer date department dependent required.
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) OR Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) within one year or hire or transfer date department dependent required.
Preferred Qualifications
Direct patient care experience preferred.
Based on position, prior experience in one or more of the following areas including cardiology, cardiac drip management, critical care, emergency department, medical-surgical, obstetrics, cardiovascular rehabilitation, telemetry, oncology, neonatal intensive care, pediatric acute care, solid organ transplant, cath lab, EP lab, quality assurance related to health care, perioperative and special procedures in applicable nursing specialty area preferred.
Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
Based on position, one or more of the following courses including STABLE, smoking cessation counseling, basic critical care, or other specialty training courses preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel preferred.
Proficient with use of email applications preferred.
Proficient with use of departmental equipment and systems such as patient care equipment, telecommunication systems, information systems, pneumatic tube system, general patient care supplies, and transport equipment 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. Use this tool to search for jobs with Nebraska Medicine. Opportunities include full-time, part-time and casual positions in patient care, nursing, nursing support, allied health, diagnostics, administration, customer service, facilities, IT and more. If you are seeking Physician Opportunities, please visit NebraskaMed.com/Careers/Physician-opportunities For opportunities in Food and Environmental Services, please visit NebraskaMed.com/Careers/Food-environmental-services The option to create an automated alert of new job postings is available to candidates. You must create/sign in to our external career site by clicking “Sign In” in the top right corner of the page. If you have not created a sign in yet, please follow the directions on the page. A confirmation email will be sent that you must confirm before any job alerts will be sent. Job alerts are sent daily when a new job requisition is posted that meets your job alert criteria.
