Registered NURSE, Emergency Dept, Per Diem

Responsibilities

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.

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

This Emergency Department Registered Nurse opportunity is per diem and offers a convenient flexible day shift schedule. The position performs a dual function, clinical and managerial, providing direct and indirect patient care in the clinical setting, participating in hiring of staff and communicating with physicians, Nurse Manager, Director and co‑workers about changes in patient condition and diagnostic results.

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes to ensure optimal patient care.
• Ability to perform a head‑to‑toe assessment on all patients and conduct reassessments as per policy, including pediatric, adolescent, geriatric and general patient populations.
• Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain, utilize appropriate pain management techniques and educate patient and family regarding pain management.
• Uses triage process to ensure timely and appropriate care to patients and accurately assigns triage categories.

• 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 is available on our Benefits Guest Website:

• 2 years ED experience required
• Current RN license within the state of practice
• Current BCLS Certification
• ACLS Certified within six (6) months of hire
• PALS within six (6) months of hire
• ENPC and TNCC optional

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points across the United States, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

If you would like to learn more about this position before applying, please contact Jenn Samudio at

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