ICU RN

CommonSpirit Health

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy

Omaha, Nebraska

You'll monitor critically ill, unstable patients after major injury, surgery or life-threatening disease.

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 30 · New grads welcomed

Unit and setting: Critical care (ICU) · Hospital As a Critical Care Nurse at CHI Health, you’ll monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life-threatening disease.
License: RN license Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire andNebraska RN license
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads: Welcomed, residency program Nurse Residency offered for all New Graduates-https://www.chihealth.com/education/professional-training/nurse-residency
License: Nebraska RN license Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire and Check your license
Certification: BLS (CPR) certification Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
Education: Graduate of an RN nursing program Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Omaha staff RN payOmaha staff RN postings that state pay run $28/hr to $38/hr, the middle half $36/hr to $36/hr, across 109 postings.
Pay differential: Compensation: Base rate + shift differential Compensation: Base rate + shift differential
Sign-on bonus: $10,000
Tuition assistance: up to $10,000 education assistance (must have graduated within 5 years)
Extra pay: Shift differential on top of base rate
Bonus: Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus up to $10,000 sign on bonus
Bonus: Up to $10,000 education assistance up to $10,000 education assistance (must have graduated within 5 years)must have graduated within 5 years

Benefits

sign on bonus
education assistance
Nurse Residency

The role and schedule

Patients: As a Critical Care Nurse at CHI Health, you’ll monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life-threatening disease. As a Critical Care Nurse at CHI Health, you’ll monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life-threatening disease.
Day to day: Assisting with chest tubes and central lines assisting a physician with a chest tube or central line
Day to day: Wound care providing wound care
Day to day: Transporting patients to MRI and CT transporting the patient for an MRI or CT
Details: Level I trauma center on an academic campus Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus
Details: Nurse residency for new graduates Nurse Residency offered for all New Graduates

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The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Orientation: Residency program

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Hospital: CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy
Address: 7500 Mercy Rd, Omaha, NE, 68124

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Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Critical Care Nurse at CHI Health, you’ll monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life-threatening disease.

Every day you will begin with a patient report from a nursing teammate before making your rounds. You’ll continue to provide whatever care or procedures are required throughout the shift. This could mean assisting a physician with a chest tube or central line, providing wound care, transporting the patient for an MRI or CT, or administering medications. To thrive in this role, you’ll heavily depend on your ability to multitask and react. You’ll clinically care for your patients, remain focused and attentive, and advocate for their best interests. It is your sound judgment during an emergency and rapid response that puts you on the radar for advancement.

To be successful in this role you will bring strong clinical judgment, a holistic approach to patient care, and a genuine commitment to CHI Health's mission and values.

Compensation

Base rate +

shift differential

Incentives: up to $10,000 sign on bonus, up to $10,000 education assistance (must have graduated within 5 years)

Nurse Residency offered for all New Graduates-https://www.chihealth.com/education/professional-training/nurse-residency

Job Requirements*Required

Graduate of an RN nursing program, upon hire

Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire and

Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and

Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 5 - months

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy, our focus is patient-centered care. Our level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services includes trauma services, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

Pay Range

$36.00 - $52.20 /hour

What's around it?

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy · Omaha, NE

Omaha, NEFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent: $1,187/mo
Household income: $73,201/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Omaha, NE

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals and many renters cluster in walkable Midtown, Benson (nightlife and character homes), Blackstone, Aksarben-Elmwood Park, the Dodge Street Corridor, and the historic Old Market, where 1-bedrooms sit well above the city average. Families and space-seekers often choose West Omaha’s new-construction suburbs or Sarpy County communities—Bellevue, Papillion, Gretna, La Vista, Ralston, and Millard—named as safer and more affordable, with Facebook locals citing roughly $2,000 for a 3-bedroom. North Omaha offers cheaper historic pockets; Elkhorn, Bennington, and Gretna show up in local suburb rankings for buyers. Living outside Douglas or Sarpy County can mean accepting about a 40-minute commute.

Young professionals and many renters cluster in walkable Midtown, Benson (nightlife and character homes), Blackstone, Aksarben-Elmwood Park, the Dodge Street Corridor, and the historic Old Market, where 1-bedrooms sit well above the city average. Families and space-seekers often choose West Omaha’s new-construction suburbs or Sarpy County communities—Bellevue, Papillion, Gretna, La Vista, Ralston, and Millard—named as safer and more affordable, with Facebook locals citing roughly $2,000 for a 3-bedroom.

North Omaha offers cheaper historic pockets; Elkhorn, Bennington, and Gretna show up in local suburb rankings for buyers. Living outside Douglas or Sarpy County can mean accepting about a 40-minute commute.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: livinginomaha.com Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundOmaha is strongly car-dependent; residents and city guides flag weak public transit as a standing con, and even walkable Old Market only scores 40 for transit. Crossing town is generally doable with time left in the day, but construction and roadwork are constant complaints and winter wind and weather make driving harder. Buyers looking outside Douglas and Sarpy counties should plan on up to about a 40-minute commute. In the Old Market entertainment core, parking and noise are practical downsides; sources do not spell out hospital-specific routes or parking.

Omaha is strongly car-dependent; residents and city guides flag weak public transit as a standing con, and even walkable Old Market only scores 40 for transit. Crossing town is generally doable with time left in the day, but construction and roadwork are constant complaints and winter wind and weather make driving harder.

Buyers looking outside Douglas and Sarpy counties should plan on up to about a 40-minute commute. In the Old Market entertainment core, parking and noise are practical downsides; sources do not spell out hospital-specific routes or parking.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: facebook.com

OutdoorsThe Missouri River waterfront is organized around The RiverFront’s three parks—Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America Park, and Lewis & Clark Landing—and the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge for skyline walks. Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and Lauritzen Gardens are the signature attractions; TreeRush Adventures has a ropes course. Locals point to Hummel Park and Lake Cunningham for wooded disc-golf courses and mention Seymour Smith as another park option.

The Missouri River waterfront is organized around The RiverFront’s three parks—Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America Park, and Lewis & Clark Landing—and the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge for skyline walks. Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and Lauritzen Gardens are the signature attractions; TreeRush Adventures has a ropes course.

Locals point to Hummel Park and Lake Cunningham for wooded disc-golf courses and mention Seymour Smith as another park option.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitomaha.com Source 2: visitnebraska.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: pods.com

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Omaha sits on the Missouri River as Nebraska’s largest city, a low-key metro of nearly 480,000 where Berkshire Hathaway is based and daily life feels manageable rather than chaotic. Costs run well below national averages—citywide 1-bedrooms around $1,100, Old Market lofts nearer $1,500—so a nursing salary stretches further here. Young professionals cluster in walkable Benson, Midtown, Blackstone, Aksarben-Elmwood Park, and the historic Old Market; families often choose West Omaha or Sarpy County towns like Bellevue, Papillion, Gretna, Millard, and Ralston. Food punches above its weight (Yoshitomo, Block 16, Big Mama’s, Jams), and identity comes from June’s College World Series, Henry Doorly Zoo, RiverFront parks, and the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. Tradeoffs: you need a car, transit is weak, construction is constant, winters bring brutal wind and lows near 19°F, property taxes are high, and nightlife is thinner than bigger metros. Verify open-enrollment school districts and downtown lead-Superfund maps before buying.

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As of 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: livinginomaha.com Source 3: visitnebraska.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: pods.com Source 7: facebook.com

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