REGISTERED NURSE, ICU, Per Diem Days
Responsibilities
When it comes to choosing a hospital, one thing is clear: quality and convenience count. Northern Nevada Medical Center's tradition of providing quality healthcare in a comfortable, accessible environment means peace of mind for the thousands of patients served by the hospital each year.
Northern Nevada Medical Center is a 124-bed acute care hospital located on 23 hillside acres at 2375 E. Prater Way in Sparks, Nevada.
- Value Compassion: Treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
- Empathy: Put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
- Teamwork: Foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
- Quality: Strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
- Ethics: Conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
- Respect: Honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
- Service Excellence: Provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
- Innovation: Continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Constructs and implements the plan of care using nursing knowledge and skill.
Integrates direct and indirect patient care activities related to the diagnosis and co-morbidities.
Captures and coordinates the implementation of the interdisciplinary plan of care for assigned patients.
Develops goals, treatment plans, and discharge plans that meet individual patient/family needs.
Consistently completes hourly rounds with purpose to strengthen nurse communication, improve safety, and anticipate patient needs (i.e. pain, re-positioning, toileting).
Rounds with purpose including pro-actively evaluating the environment to ensure it is patient friendly and patient safe.
Supports and informs the patient and family of hospital specific components of the Patient Centered Care Delivery model.
- Examples may include informing the family of open medical record policy, supports open family visitation, family presence during resuscitation and other invasive procedures and promotes a quiet environment.
Benefits
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
Qualifications
- Current Nevada nursing license
- At least one year of critical care nursing experience
- Current BLS
- A current ACLS (or obtained within six months of hire)
Skills
- Knowledge of critical care nursing practices
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and families
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Benefits
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
Pay
- Details about pay structure and schedule are provided in the job description.
Schedule
- Details about the shift pattern are provided in the job description.