Responsibilities Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com
What we at Sierra Medical Center value:
• Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
• Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care
Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com
Job summary: The Outpatient Transfusion RN has multiple roles and functions including caregiver, decision-maker, patient advocate, manager, rehabilitator, comforter, communicator, and teacher. The RN will provide and coordinate Transfusion activities to assure safe, compassionate patient care. It is the responsibility of the RN to safely administer blood transfusions, intravenous fluids, and other medications as ordered by the patient’s provider. The RN is expected to provide an initial assessment of the patient condition and initiate interventions as required. The RN is also expected to monitor patients throughout treatment and to quickly and accurately identify changes in condition, responding appropriately to these for patient safety. The RN is expected to communicate changes in patient condition to the provider in a timely manner throughout treatment and activate emergency response protocols as needed. The RN is expected to provide complete documentation of the patient’s course of treatment.
At all times, the RN will work to enhance patient outcomes, increase satisfaction, and reduce cost of care. The RN is accountable to all applicable nurse practice acts, state and federal laws, and all relevant accreditation standards. The RN will be expected to maintain all required licenses and certifications throughout employment. The RN will similarly be expected to adhere to all facility policies and procedures.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- Administers intravenous fluids, blood products, and other medications safely via peripheral and central catheters and ports
- Identifies, assesses, and responds to problems through patient assessment and intervention. Evaluates actual or potential health problems
- Develops and participates in educating patients and their support persons about post-discharge care and expectations
- Initiates patient care meetings with the health care team to revise the patient’s plan of care on an ongoing basis as their condition warrants.
Benefits for full and part time employees:
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
- More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Michelle Lopez-Reyes, Recruiter @ .
About Universal Health Services:
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com
Qualifications - Active and unencumbered Nevada RN license (BSN degree preferred)
- Minimum 1 year minimum Infusion or Transfusion room nursing experience
- Active Basic Life Support Certification required
- Chemotherapy and Biotherapy provider card required within 6 months of hire
- Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) strongly preferred
- Active Acute Care Life Support Certification preferred
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