OrthoNebraska
Specialty Hospital · Omaha, NE
- 3
- open roles, live count
- 4.5
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 3
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You work inside a physician-owned orthopedic hospital at 144th & Center, with RN roles in Pre/Post, OR, Extended Recovery nights, and ED PRN.
As of 2023Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: mccarthy.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: linkedin.comSource 5: glassdoor.comSource 6: linkedin.com
Experienced nurses
Scheduling is concrete: Pre/Post part-time as two 10-hour day shifts Mon–Fri on a 4-week rotation, full-time options at 30 or 36 hours, and nurses say 40-hour weeks actually land as promised.
Moving here
Omaha’s average commute sits around 17.6 minutes, and compact-license status means your multistate RN license can travel with you into Nebraska.
Experienced nurses
Glassdoor RN pay in Omaha clusters around a $41/hr median (roughly $36–$46 across reported salaries).
As of 2025-04-10Source: glassdoor.com
More about working here
New graduates
Coworkers and surgeons are often described as friendly and welcoming in a smaller orthopedic setting, and a peri-op RN already received the hospital’s first DAISY Award.
As of 2026 · 2025Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.comSource 4: instagram.com
Experienced nurses
The campus has grown—a completed surgery addition beside active ORs, new specialist physicians in 2025, and Nebraska’s first endoscopic spine procedure on site.
As of 2023Source 1: mccarthy.comSource 2: orthonebraska.comSource 3: indeed.com
Travel nurses
OR and Extended Recovery postings show up for Omaha, including nights part-time 24 hrs and full-time 36 hrs, inside an ortho-focused surgical hospital rather than a full-service system.
As of 2023Source 1: linkedin.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: linkedin.comSource 4: indeed.comSource 5: mccarthy.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Pre/Post part-time: two 10-hr day shifts Mon-Fri varied 5:30a-8:30p, 4-week rotating; 1-2 weeks call/year. Full-time 30hr: three 10-hr shifts. 40-hour weeks praised.
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse hourly total pay range in Omaha (all experience levels); median $41/hr
As of 2025-04-10Source: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- Pay for surg techs reported lower than at other places
As of 2025-12-01Source: glassdoor.com
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Employees note opportunities for learning but limited career advancement and desire more pay/growth transparency
As of 2025Source: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Omaha, NE
Omaha blends Midwestern affordability with unexpected cultural depth—think a revitalized riverfront, a thriving arts district, and legendary steakhouse culture. Nurses enjoy a lower cost of living, shorter commutes, and genuine community warmth in Nebraska's largest city, where major healthcare systems anchor steady career growth.
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- Metro price level · Omaha area
- 8% below the national average
- BEA index 91.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,187/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $73,201/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be stepping into a physician-owned orthopedic hospital at 144th & Center in Omaha—not a giant system campus, but a focused surgical setting where Pre/Post, OR, Extended Recovery nights, and ED PRN roles show up on the board.
- Specialty Hospital · Omaha
- Hiring days
More about OrthoNebraska
In Pre/Post you prep patients for surgery, watch them in PACU, and clear them for discharge; nights roles list part-time 24-hour and full-time 36-hour patterns, and day-side Pre/Post scheduling is laid out as two or three 10-hour shifts with a 4-week rotation and light call. Nurses here often describe surgeons and coworkers as friendly, and they notice when a 40-hour week actually stays a 40-hour week. The campus has kept building—surgery square footage added beside live ORs, new specialists brought on, and even the state’s first endoscopic spine case done on site. Glassdoor RN pay in Omaha sits near a $41/hr median from a small set of reported salaries. The tradeoff is real: people also talk about micromanagement, uneven communication from leadership, pockets of cliquish culture, and pay or advancement that can feel thinner than at larger neighbors. If orthopedic volume, clearer shift shapes, and a smaller hospital footprint matter more to you than a deep clinical ladder, this is worth a closer look.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Friendly surgeons and staff
- Multiple reviews describe surgeons and coworkers as friendly and welcoming; physician-owned hospital with good doctors.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.com
- Micromanagement
- Employees frequently cite micromanagement and poor communication from leadership causing frustration.
- Work-life balance and hours
- 40-hour weeks delivered as promised; flexible scheduling and work-life balance generally praised.
More review themes
- Toxic or cliquish culture
- Some describe catty or toxic workplace dynamics and cliquish behavior alongside otherwise friendly atmosphere.
- Pay vs peers
- Pay noted as lower than industry or other local places for some roles, affecting satisfaction; RN pay/benefits rated 3.2/5 on Indeed.
- Overall RN ratings
- Glassdoor overall 3.7/5 with 75% recommend; Indeed RN Omaha 3.6 overall, management 2.6, culture 2.8; Reddit notes mixed reviews.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: reddit.com
What to weigh
Nurses repeatedly flag micromanagement and weak communication from leadership, and some also want clearer pay and growth paths.
As of 2026 · 2025Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 16, 2026
- Website
- orthonebraska.com ↗
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A closer look at the units
Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- PACUDays 33 open
Pre/Post (PACU/Perioperative)
Pre/Post RN prepares patients for surgery, monitors in PACU, ensures recovery before discharge in orthopedic surgical center.
Extended Recovery (Nights)
Job postings for RN Extended Recovery nights part-time 24hrs and full-time 36hrs in Omaha.
Emergency Department
RN Emergency Department PRN/Casual Days/Mids posting listed for Omaha.
Operating Room / Surgery
OR assistant review and surgery RN postings; orthopedic-focused surgical hospital.
Open roles
Current openings at OrthoNebraska
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse (RN) - Pre/Post (Full-Time)(36 hrs)
OrthoNebraskaOmaha, NE
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse (RN) - Pre/Post (Full-Time)(30 Hours)
OrthoNebraskaOmaha, NE
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
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