Registered Nurse - Trauma ER

Salary: $42.38 - $65.69 Hourly
Location : 1800 West Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 26-FTRNTRED2
Department: TR - ED - 7235
Opening Date: 06/10/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


Position Summary
EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN (NEVADA PERS)
COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE
**ELIGIBLE FOR 5% CRITICAL CARE DIFFERENTIAL**
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 aLevel I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and 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.

Job Requirement
Education/Experience:
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and meets the requirements as specified in the Nursing Administration Policies.

One (1) year of recent emergency room or intensive care experience
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.

Current BLS and ACLS Certification at hire; PALS or ENPC at hire. ABLS and TNCC certification within twelve (12) months of hire.
Additional Position Requirements


Preferences will be given to applicants who document the following:

• Minimum of three (3) years of recent Emergency or ICU RN experience
• Minimum of two (2) years of recent experience in Trauma unit

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

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; developing and implementing education programs associated with specialty; organizing, prioritizing and delegating work; 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.
The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada offers a comprehensive & competitive benefits package:

• Employer Paid Pension Plan through Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System "PERS"!
  • Vesting in the pension plan after 5 years of qualifying employment!
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Less than $20 per paycheck for employee-only coverage
• Consolidated Annual Leave (CAL) - CAL is used for personal leave, holidays (twelve scheduled holidays per year), doctor appointments, vacation, and sick days up to 16 consecutive scheduled work hours (short-term sick leave), etc.
• Extended Illness Bank (a/k/a Sick Bank)
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Comprehensive Group Health Insurance Plan
• Nevada has no State Income Tax
• No Social Security (FICA) Deduction

THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
01


I understand that I must FULLY complete the application including my education and work experience and that all answers to the experience questions below must be supported by documented work history . Incomplete applications or applications missing relevant work history information (including current UMC employment if applicable) will not be considered.

• Yes
• No

02


Are you a current UMC employee?

• Yes
• No
• No, but I am a former UMC employee

03


Have you documented a minimum of three (3) years recent (within the past 5 years ) ER or ICU RN experience in a similar facility?

• Yes
• No

04


Have you documented a minimum of two (2) years of recent RN experience in a Trauma Unit?

• Yes
• No

05


Please briefly describe your trauma experience.
06


Please select the option(s) that best describe your RN Trauma experience within the past two (2) years.

• No RN Trauma experience
• Level I RN Trauma experience
• Level II RN Trauma experience
• Level III RN Trauma experience

07


Please indicate all of the life support certifications you currently hold.

• AHA Healthcare Provider
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course
• Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum
• Advanced Burn Life Support
• Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol

08


Nurses often promote and/or transfer from one unit to another. When documenting your experience, if you have moved from one department/specialty area to another during the course of employment within a facility, please clearly show the time spent in each area over the course of employment. I understand that if the experience I document is vague and does not clearly show how I meet the requirements of this position, my application will not move forward for interview.

• Yes
• No

09


I understand that my answers to the supplemental questions alone will not qualify me for the position. I must document those experience, level of education, and certifications clearly in the application in order to be qualified.

• Yes, I understand and will include those experience, level of education, and certifications clearly in the application.

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