Registered NURSE, Endoscopy Unit, Part Time

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:
  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

This Registered Nurse - Endoscopy Unit opportunity is part time at 20 hours per week, offers full benefits and a convenient day shift schedule. We are looking for a dynamic individual to provide direct patient care to infant through geriatric patient populations. Addresses the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical/endoscopy environment. Communicates with surgeon and anesthesiologist continuously and as needed about patient condition.

Assists with the maintenance of surgical equipment and endoscopy inventory. Participates in performance improvement activities. Assesses operating room / endoscopy procedure room for equipment functioning and readiness, obtains supplies for individual cases and ensures all appropriate needs of surgical operating team are met. Monitors, positions and assists patient during procedure.

• Demonstrates supportive behaviors necessary for performing bedside report using IMAP & SBAR (both accomplished in partnership with patient inside room)
• Demonstrates ability to assess cardio‑respiratory systems for changes in infant to geriatric patients and is able to treat appropriately.
• Is fully responsible for the care of the endoscopes/instruments/equipment during the procedure, including cleaning and processing of scopes and reusable instruments at the end of the procedure in partnership with the endoscopy tech.
• Preps and drapes patients correctly for all procedures. Carries out medical and surgical asepsis during all procedures.

• 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:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Associate degree Nursing required.
• BSN preferred.
• At two (2) years post graduate experience in Surgery or Medical/Surgical Nursing.
• BLS and ACLS required.

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