Staff Physician - UMC Quick Care 24/7

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC); Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) in Las Vegas is seeking a physician to provide professional medical services and manage required administrative duties within Nevada's only nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Burn Center, and transplant center.

This at-will position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including an employer-paid pension plan, and opportunities to advance patient care in a leading academic medical setting.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of medicine.
• Some positions may require two years of clinical practice.
• Nevada medical license; Nevada Pharmacy Board license to prescribe; DEA registration; BLS certification accepted by AHA.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional physician services and perform required administrative duties.
• Ensure care aligns with federal, state, local and accreditation standards.

Skills

Patient care

QI program

Leadership

Communication

Decision making

Education

Medical degree (MD/DO)

Job description

Position Summary

EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN (NEVADA PERS)

COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE

This position is considered At-Will and will serve at the pleasure of the CEO.

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.

Position Summary

Responsible for performing professional physician services and for performing required administrative duties.

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.

Job Requirement

Education/Experience:

Graduation from an accredited school of medicine. Some positions may require two (2) years of clinical practice experience.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:

Valid License by State of Nevada to practice medicine. State of Nevada Pharmacy Board License to Prescribe Medications and DEA Controlled Substance Registration Certificate. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Knowledge Of:

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Adult and pediatric care, equipment, supplies and practices; federal, state, local and accreditation laws, regulations and standards; related outside agencies, their services, roles and responsibilities to contact them to appropriate needed information for patient referrals; principles and practices of medical care; quality assurance and performance improvement principles and methods; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and procedures; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific patient care practices.

Skill In:

Effective provision of medical care; assessing and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of medical care provided through the use of hospital QI program; ensuring that services are appropriate for meeting patient's medical, social and emotional needs, consistent with sound health care resource allocation practices; developing goals, objectives, policies and procedures; applying leadership techniques; making effective decisions under stress and emergency circumstances; developing care plans; solving problems; communicating with a wide variety 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 office setting and use standard equipment, stamina to remain seated and maintain concentration for extended periods of time; vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen; hearing and speech to communicate effectively in‑person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 10 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.

Please note: This is an EXEMPT position which is not covered by the union. Applicants for employment to non‑union eligible positions are not eligible for longevity benefits. Current UMC employees who have not qualified for longevity payments (do not have 8 full years of creditable service) and who voluntarily transfer, promote, demote or are reassigned into a non‑union eligible position will not receive the longevity benefit.