Registered NURSE, Endoscopy Unit, Part Time

About Sierra Medical Center

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. The RN will provide direct patient care to infant through geriatric patient populations in the surgical/endoscopy environment. Responsibilities include addressing psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care, communicating with surgeon and anesthesiologist about patient condition, assisting with equipment and inventory, participating in performance improvement activities, assessing operating room/endoscopy procedure room for equipment readiness, obtaining supplies and ensuring needs of the surgical operating team are met, and monitoring, positioning and assisting patient during procedure.

• Demonstrates supportive behaviors necessary for performing bedside report using IMAP & SBAR.
• Demonstrates ability to assess cardio‑respiratory systems for changes in infant to geriatric patients and treat appropriately.
• Fully responsible for the care of endoscopes/instruments/equipment during the procedure, including cleaning and processing 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.

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

• Challenging and rewarding work environment.
• Competitive compensation and 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 our benefits guest website:

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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