Per Diem Registered Nurse - Trauma ER

Salary: $62.99 HourlyLocation : Las Vegas, NVJob Type: Per DiemJob Number: 24-PDTRED3Department: TR-ED/TRAUMA ER - 7235Opening Date: 10/01/2024Closing Date: ContinuousPosition SummaryAs an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada's highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients. We are home to Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.Position Summary: Provides care to acutely and critically ill patients, in a highly technical and ongoing monitoring environment. These patients are facing life-threatening problems with varying needs, which require extensive medication protocols and therapies. Provides direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on the application of scientific nursing principles. Job RequirementEducation/Experience:Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and meets the requirements as specified in the Nursing Administrative Policy # PP-101. One (1) year of recent emergency room or intensive care experience.Licensing/Certification Requirements:Current License by the Nevada State Board of Nursing to Practice as a Registered Nurse, and meets the requirements as specified in the Nursing Administrative Policy# PP-101. Basic Life support (BLS) certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS); PALS or ENPC, Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) and Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) at hire or must be completed within 12 months of hire. Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements PREFERENCES WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING:Minimum of three (3) years of recent Emergency or ICU RN experienceMinimum of two (2) years of recent experience in a Trauma Unit Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements Knowledge of:Nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and coordination of patient care); anatomy and physiology; standards of care; disease process; medical equipment; patient care plan development; patient evaluation and assessment techniques; body mechanics used with ambulating, transferring and repositioning patients; how to use general office equipment including, but not limited to: facsimiles, copiers, telephones and computers; pharmacology and medication administration; Nurse Practice Act; department and hospital safety practice and procedures; patient rights; age specific patient care practices; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.Skill in:Implementing nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation; working with high risk or critically ill patients; performing invasive nursing procedures associated with area of specialty; developing and implementing education programs associated with specialty; organizing, prioritizing and delegating work; using computers and related software applications; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting and use standard equipment, including stamina to remain standing and/or walk for extended periods of time, and strength to examine and treat varied patients, vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.#LI-MH1Per Diem and Temporary Employees are not eligible to receive benefits.01 Are you a current UMC employee? Yes No No but I am a former UMC employee 02 Have you documented a minimum of three (3) years recent (within the past 5 years ) RN ER or ICU experience in a similar facility? Yes No 03 Have you documented a combination of Inpatient Critical Care and ER experience? If so, please briefly describe your critical care experience. 04 Have you documented a minimum of two (2) years of recent experience in a Trauma Unit? Yes No 05 Please briefly describe your trauma experience. 06 Please indicate all of the life support certifications you currently hold. AHA Healthcare Provider (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) 07 UMC is a union facility and all full-time/part-time shifts are bid on by seniority within a department. This means that the shift available to fill is usually a night shift position. Are you willing to work a night shift position? Yes No 08 I understand that all answers to the experience questions below must be supported by my documented work history on the application. Per instructions at the beginning of this process, we can not accept your resume in lieu of a completed application. If you are a current or previous UMC employee, your UMC experience must be updated/added to the work history part of your application to be considered. Yes No Required Question