PPR understands that travel nursing is more than a job; it’s a calling. PPR Travel Nursing can offer you exclusive positions in Nebraska with the highest pay in the industry. In addition to partnering with prestigious facilities, our nurses enjoy 48-hour work weeks and flexible-length assignments. The process of finding and fulfilling your travel nurse assignments will create memories that will last a lifetime.
Looking for a chance to go back in time and explore the Old West? It might be time to consider a travel nursing assignment in Nebraska! On your days off you can spend a day canoeing on the Niobrara River or hike the Oregon Trail, home to the Scotts Bluff National Monument. Find peace in the calm land formations by exploring Cornhusker nation and see a new point of view of rich with wildlife and history.
Travel RNs working in Omaha can experience the amazing Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, which has almost ten acres of indoor exhibits. If you want to spend time in the natural climate, visit Lake McConaughy, the largest reservoir in Nebraska. Take a break from the chaos by lounging on natural white sand beaches, enjoying a campfire by the shoreline, or fishing for the catch of the day. There’s something in the air that makes Nebraska especially rewarding if you’ve never spent significant time in flyover country.
Timeline: 5-7 Days
Cost: $25.00
Processing Fee: $45.25 fingerprint fee
Timeline: 8-10 Weeks
Cost: $123.00 Application
Processing Fee: $45.25 fingerprint fee
Walk Thru: No
Compact: Yes
NURSYS: Yes
The Nebraska Board of Registered Nursing processes permanent licenses for Registered Nurses in approximately 5-7 business days and is valid for 60 days. Looking for longer-term travel nursing contracts? In Nebraska, the permanent license might be the right option for you. Nebraska is unfortunately not a walk thru state. Nebraska is affiliated with the Nurse Licensure Compact and the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). The Nebraska Board of Registered Nursing is affiliated with NURSYS. If you run into any trouble applying for or acquiring your RN license in NE, feel free to contact us, we'd love to help you get licensed. Below you'll find additional resources for acquiring and renewing your Nebraska Registered Nurse License.
Nebraska hospitals and medical centers are constantly seeking RNs, LPNs and surgical techs for travel nursing jobs throughout the Midwestern state. We have hundreds of job openings in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, medical centers and private practices. Search our Nebraska travel nursing jobs below. If you're interested in pursuing a position as a travel nurse in Nebraska, check out our jobs or apply today.
Our records indicate that RNs traveling in Nebraska earn above average compensation compared to other states. Some major metropolitan areas, such as Nebraska or Lincoln, report salary outlook 10-15% higher than other states hiring travel nurses in the Midwest.
Even sources like Indeed, which only report on salaries offered for open positions (often closer to entry level rather than senior positions) report higher than average salaries for RNs. The median and mean salaries are both high in Nebraska but the highest-earning positions often offer at or above $80k per year. This is super enticing to travel nurses who have a great opportunity to increase their earning potential. Since most living expenses are paid for or reimbursed travel nurses working in Nebraska have even more earning potential.
Nebraska travel nursing jobs offer many benefits you won't find with standard registered nurse jobs anywhere else in the country. Travel RNs with PPR travel nursing have the opportunity to work at a few of the most prestigious hospitals in the nation. Our team at PPR is excited to help you get started traveling as nursing - especially travel nursing - is one of the most stable careers available and has been for decades. One of the largest unrecognized job indicators is the increasing gap between the total number of new jobs being created compared to the irregularly low number of registered nurses getting licensed. Because of this gap, we expect that there will continue to be high demand for travel nurses in Nebraska. As that gap continues to widen, you will find increasing opportunities to become a travel nurse at your desired facility.
If you're considering becoming a travel nurse we'd love to work with you. Check out some of our current open travel nurse jobs in Nebraska.
Depending on your specialty, you may find that some nursing skills are in higher demand than others. In Nebraska specifically, demand for qualified registered nurses is at an all-time high. Projections for future RN demand in Nebraska indicate that this demand will continue to increase as the population grows and new nurses come into the field at a slower rate than new positions are opened. This means that most facilities in Nebraska are looking to travel nurses to help fill vacant positions. Some of the following specialties are in highest demand.
PPR is an equal opportunity employer.