REGISTERED NURSE, Med/Surg III Unit - Full Time Nights

Universal Health Services; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Excellent benefits

401(k) with company matching

Job summary

Universal Health Services, a leading hospital system, seeks a Registered Nurse for the Medical Surgical Unit III at Northern Nevada Medical Center in Sparks, NV. This full-time night-shift role delivers safe, patient-centered care within a supportive team environment.

Ideal candidates are NV-licensed RNs with BLS certification and at least 1 year of acute care experience, eager to collaborate and participate in discharge planning and care coordination.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited RN program.
• Current Nevada nursing license.
• Current BLS certificate.
• One year full time or three years part time experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Involves the patient and family psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population specific, and diversity needs in care assessment.
• Constructs and implements the plan of care using nursing knowledge and skill; coordinates direct and indirect patient care activities.
• Coordinates the interdisciplinary plan of care; develops goals, treatment plans, and discharge plans that meet patient/family needs.
• Performs hourly rounds to strengthen communication, safety, and anticipate patient needs; evaluates environment for patient safety.
• Collaborates with patient's care partner to meet educational, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
• Follows SBAR communication practices to minimize risks during handoffs.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Education

Nevada RN license

BLS Certification

Job description

Responsibilities

When it comes to choosing a hospital, one thing is clear: quality and convenience count. Northern Nevada Medical Center's tradition of providing quality healthcare in a comfortable, accessible environment means peace of mind for the thousands of patients served by the hospital each year. Northern Nevada Medical Center is a 124-bed acute care hospital located on 23 hillside acres at 2375 E. Prater Way in Sparks, Nevada.

Website: https://www.nnmc.com

This Registered Nurse opportunity is Full Time on our Medical Surgical Unit III and offers a convenient night shift schedule. We are looking for a dynamic Medical Surgical Nurse (RN) that will help provide safe and compassionate care to our patients in the medical/surgical environment. The concepts of Patient Centered Care will provide the foundation for all nursing care. Demonstrates Service Excellence standards at all times.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Involves the patient and family psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population specific, and diversity needs in care assessment.
• Constructs and implements the plan of care using nursing knowledge and skill. Integrates direct and indirect patient care activities related to the diagnosis and co-morbidities.
• Coordinates the implementation of the interdisciplinary plan of care for assigned patients. Develops goals, treatment plans, and discharge plans that meet individual patient/family needs.
• Consistently completes hourly rounds with purpose to strengthen nurse communication, improve safety, and anticipate patient needs (i.e. pain, re-positioning, toileting). Rounds with purpose including pro-actively evaluating the environment to ensure it is patient friendly and patient safe.
• Collaborates with the patient’s designated care partner to meet the educational, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the patient.
• Follows communication practices that minimize risks associated with handoffs among providers, and across transitions in care utilizing the SBAR process.

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
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

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. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World's Most Admired Companies and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. 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 in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited or NLN approved RN program
• Current Nevada nursing license
• Current BLS certificate
• One year full time or three years part time experience in an acute care setting preferred

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.