Registered Nurse - Burn Care Unit

Salary: $43.53 - $67.47 Hourly
Location : 1800 West Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 26-RNBCU3
Department: BCU - 6064
Opening Date: 07/16/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


Position Summary
EMP LOYER-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.
**ELIGIBLE FOR 5% CRITICAL CARE DIFFERENTIAL**
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 critical care and burn care experience preferred.
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. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Trauma Nurse Core Certification (TNCC) and (ABLS) Advanced Burn Life Support certification within 12 months of hire.

Additional Position Requirements

• A minimum of two (2) years of recent (within the last five years), documented ICU nursing experience

Preferences will be given to applicants who document the following:

• A minimum of one (1) year of recent (within the last five years) documented Wound and/or Burn Care RN experience

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; 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.
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


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

04


Have you documented a minimum of two (2) years recent, (within the past 5 years), ICU RN experience in a similar facility?

• Yes
• No

05


Briefly describe where and when you received your initial Critical Care Training. Please include the name of the hospital and the length of the training.
06


Please select the option(s) that best describes your Adult Critical Care Experience.

• Progressive or Intermediate Care
• Medical Intensive Care
• Surgical or Neuro Intensive Care
• Burn Care/Wound Care Intensive Care
• Cardiac or Cardiovascular Intensive Care
• Trauma Intensive Care
• Other
• None of the Above

07


Have you documented a minimum of one (1) year of recent (within the last five years) Wound and/or Burn Care RN experience?

• Yes
• No

08


Briefly describe your previous Wound and/or Burn Care experience.
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

10


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

11


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