REGISTERED NURSE, Med/Tele Unit, Full Time Nights

About the role

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

What We At Sierra Medical Center Value: Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family. Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch. Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives. Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care. Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards. Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone. Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve. Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, competent nursing care for patients in accordance with facility policies, standards and philosophy.
• Provide professional leadership and support to the healthcare team.
• Apply the concepts of Patient Centered Care as the foundation for care.
• Demonstrate Service Excellence standards at all times.
• Involve the patient and family psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population specific, and diversity needs in care assessment.
• Construct and implement the plan of care using nursing knowledge and skill.
• Integrate direct and indirect patient care activities related to the diagnosis and co-morbidities.
• Consistently complete hourly rounds with purpose to strengthen nurse communication, improve safety, and anticipate patient needs.
• Conduct purposeful rounds, pro-actively evaluating the environment to ensure it is patient friendly and the patient is safe.

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
• Tuition reimbursement/repayment program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries
• More information available on the Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Qualifications

• Current NV nursing license
• Current BLS certification
• ACLS certification (within six months of employment)
• Prefer one year full‑time or three years part‑time experience in an acute care setting

Schedule

Full‑time position at 36 hours per week, night shift.