POST-PARTUM NURSING STUDENT/APPRENTICE, PER DIEM

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Medical Center in Reno, NV, part of Northern Nevada Health System, seeks a Nursing Assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care in the medical-surgical unit under RN supervision.

You will communicate changes in patient condition to the RN preceptor, participate in CQI activities, and support a compassionate, ethical care environment aligned with the center’s values.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an accredited School of Nursing with verified proof.
• Completed fundamentals course in nursing school and verified proof.
• Certified as CNA, EMT or Paramedic.
• Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates bedside report using IMAP & SBAR with patient in room.
• Perform head-to-toe assessments and periodic reassessments per policy for all patient populations.
• Assess and reassess pain; use pain management techniques; educate patient/family on pain management.
• Collaborate with RN preceptor to formulate patient care plans.

Education

Currently enrolled in an accredited School of Nursing.

Job description

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 northernnevadahealth.com

What we at Sierra Medical Center value:

• 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

Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

Job Description : Provides direct and indirect patient care in the medical-surgical setting under the direct supervision of a registered nurse preceptor. Communicates with RN preceptor, as appropriate, about changes in patient’s clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Participates in the department's performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Demonstrates supportive behaviors necessary for performing bedside report using IMAP & SBAR (both accomplished in partnership with patient inside room)
• Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy. This includes: pediatric, geriatric and the general patient population.
• Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Reports to RN preceptor regarding patient pain assessment. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management
• In coordination with RN preceptor, is able to formulate a patient care plan.

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. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited School of Nursing.
• Has completed the fundamentals course (and verified proof) in nursing school &
• Certified as a C.N.A., EMT or Paramedic required.
• Current BLS certification.

EEO Statement

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.