Intermountain Health
Salary
$35 - $52 / HOUR
The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing care for high-acuity trauma and severe shock patients in a Level 1 Trauma ICU. Key duties include managing volume resuscitation, participating in the Massive Transfusion Team, and serving as a Rapid Response Nurse.
Requires a current RN license and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, with at least one year of licensed RN experience. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred and will be required for new hires as of April 2025.
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.
Shock Trauma is a fast-paced Level one Trauma ICU that specializes in volume resuscitation. As the Trauma ICU we care for any type of trauma injuries you can imagine from motor vehicle accidents, ground level falls, ski accidents, to gunshot wounds, we treat them all. The unique aspect of Shock Trauma is the combination of the trauma with medical services where you also treat various types of severe shock patients from septic to hemorrhage shock. As the primary treatment unit of hemorrhagic shock, STICU nurses also serve as part of the Massive Transfusion Team throughout the hospital. As specialists in volume resuscitation and massive transfusion, this makes STICU the most equipped to treat and manage abdominal catastrophes, compartment syndrome, liver failure and liver transplant patients as well. Shock Trauma Nurses also can serve as the Rapid Response Nurse for the hospital; treating decompensating patients anywhere throughout the hospital. In Shock Trauma your critical thinking will be pushed, and teamwork is expected, if you want a wild ride, apply today! Position Details · Benefits Eligible: Yes · Shift Details: Full time, 36 hours/week, variable shifts · Department: Shock Trauma ICU · Primary Location: Intermountain Medical Center · Additional Details: Licensed RN experience in an ICU and/or high acuity setting preferred. One year of licensed RN experience required. Essential Functions Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others. Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery. Skills Patient Care Delivery Nursing Fundamentals Interdisciplinary Teams Documentations Professional Etiquette Accountability Patient Care Coordination Communication Patient Evaluation Critical Thinking
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment. RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date. Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified. *Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire. Physical Requirements Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items. Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.) May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
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