Registered Nurse - OR

Salary: $43.53 - $67.47 Hourly
Location : 1800 West Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 26-RNOR
Department: OR - 7021
Opening Date: 07/16/2026
Closing Date: 7/23/2026 5:00 PM Pacific


Position Summary
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:
Applies the nursing process to deliver basic, safe, therapeutic care, for patients in the operating room, having responsibilities through the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases of surgery.

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 recent (within the past five (5) years) RN OR 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.

American Heart Association Healthcare Provider(BLS) Certification at hire; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months of hire.

Additional Position Requirements


Preferences will be given to applicants who document the following:

• A minimum of one (1) year of recent, documented experience circulating in the area(s):
  • General Surgery, OB/GYN, Peds, ENT, OMFS, Plastics, Vascular, Ortho
  • Neuro, Ortho-spine, Trauma, CVOR a PLUS!
• A minimum of two (2) years of recent, documented experience in an acute care hospital

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 practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific patient care practices.
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; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; 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.
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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 one (1) year recent (within the past five (5) years) RN OR experience?

• Yes
• No

04


If yes, please briefly desribe where you received your OR nursing experience. Please include the Name of the Facility and the types of surgeries you worked on. If no, please enter N/A.
05


Please select the selection(s) that best describe your role as an Operating Room Nurse.

• Circulator
• Scrub Nurse
• RN First Assistant
• PACU Nurse
• OR Nurse

06


Which areas of OR do you have experience circulating to?

• General Surgery
• OB/GYN
• Peds
• ENT
• OMFS
• Plastics
• Vascular
• Ortho
• Neuro
• Ortho-spine
• Trauma
• CVOR
• All of the above
• None of the above

07


Have you documented a minimum of two (2) years of recent experience in an acute care hospital?

• Yes
• No

08


UMC is a union facility and all full-time/part-time shifts are bid on by seniority within a department. This means that the shift available to fill is usually a night shift position. Are you willing to work a night shift position?

• Yes
• No

09


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
• CNOR

10


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.

Required Question