Registered Nurse - MICU

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas seeks an experienced RN for the ICU. You will provide direct, individualized care to acutely and critically ill patients in a high-technology monitoring environment.

The role requires graduation from an accredited nursing school, Nevada RN license, BLS and ACLS at hire, and at least one year of critical care experience; advanced ICU experience is preferred. Join a leading academic medical center focused on patient outcomes and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• 1 year current critical care experience in a similar facility.
• Current Nevada RN license and compliance with Nursing Administration Policies.
• BLS and ACLS certifications at hire.
• Minimum 2 years ICU RN experience in past 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and individualized nursing care to acutely and critically ill patients.
• Apply nursing principles in planing, implementing and evaluating care.
• Monitor patients in a highly technical and ongoing environment.
• Adhere to Nursing Administration Policies and safety standards.

Skills

Critical care nursing

Nursing assessment

Medication administration

Communication

Infection control

Computer literacy

Education

RN license

Nursing graduation

Job description

EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN (NEVADA PERS)

COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE

As 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.

UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

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.

Education/Experience:

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and meets the requirements as specified in the Nursing Administration Policies.

One (1) year current critical care experience in a similar facility.

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 Administration Policies.

Basic Life support (BLS) certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS) at hire.

• A minimum of two (2) years of recent, within the past five (5) years, ICU RN experience in a similar facility.

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; 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.