Nebraska Medicine is a healthcare organization based in Omaha, Nebraska, with a rich history spanning over 145 years of serving the community and region. As the primary clinical partner of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), it operates as…
Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. 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. First Shift, 40 hrs/wk, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm.
Neighborhoods+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.
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.
Getting around+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.
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.
Outdoors+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.
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.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Omaha
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.
