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. Learn more at
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• 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
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Job Summary: The Interventional Radiology Nurse provides patient care during minimally invasive and image-guided procedures. Delivers general nursing care to patients in all areas of the Radiology/Imaging Dept, assesses patient condition and takes immediate action in emergency situation. Responds to patient needs before, during and after procedures including assessment of condition, cardiac arrest, intravenous problems. Performs moderate sedation during procedures and pre-examination and post examination assessments for angiography, CT scan and minor special procedures , including physical exam with extremity pulses, allergies, current medications and medical history which would have an adverse effect on the patient. Educated patient and family about pre, intra and post procedure care. Documents care and relays information to physician and patient care unit. Assist the radiology dept with nursing related care in all diagnostic areas within the department.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- Prepares patients for procedures: Includes checking and verifying vital signs, meds, NPO status, lab results, and medical history.
- Providing education to the patient and family members: Includes ensuring the patient and family members understand the procedure and plan of care before signing procedural consent and providing them with discharge planning/instructions.
- Inserting and removing intravenous lines.
- Administering medications including moderate sedation.
Benefits for full and part time employees:
- 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:
If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Michelle Lopez-Reyes,
About Universal Health Services:
One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
Qualifications - Current Nevada state Registered Nurse Licensure
- One year experience in IR, Telemetry, Emergency Services or Critical Care required.
- Moderate Sedation experience preferred.
- Ability to participate in on-call schedule on a regular basis.
- Current BLS certification.
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