Experienced Registered Nurse Surgical Intermediate Care
Company: Intermountain Health
Location: Ogden
Posted on: February 2, 2025
Job Description:
Job Description:The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional
caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for
assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating 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.Unit Description
- SIMC-Surgical Intermediate Care Unit at MKD is a 25 bed unit
caring for med/surg level care and intermediate/low acuity ICU
patients.
- We care for the vast majority of trauma patients who needs
hospitalization.
- We also care for patients who have extensive elective colon,
urinary, plastic, ENT, and gynecological procedures and may need to
stay in the hospital overnight or a few days.
- Our average length of stay is about 3 days and we admit
patients from the recovery room, ICU, and emergency
department.
- Our nurse to patient ratio is 1:4-5 depending on acuity/level
of care the patient is requiringPosition Details
- Benefits Eligible: Yes
- Shift Details: Full Time, 36 hours/week, Variable shifts
however at this time the need will be mostly nights. Some Holidays
and weekends are required.
- Department: Intermediate Surgical Care
- Primary Location: McKay-Dee Hospital Minimum Qualifications
- Current RN License in state of practice.
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare
providers.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in
writing. RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an
RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within five
years of their start date. Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained
from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.Job
EssentialsAssess: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.Plan: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).Implement: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.Evaluate: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.Professionalism: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.
Physical Requirements:Ongoing need for employee to see and read
information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors,
identify equipment and supplies.- and -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.- and -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.- and -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.- and -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).- and -May be expected to stand in a stationary
position for an extended period of time.Location:Intermountain
Health McKay-Dee HospitalWork City:OgdenWork State:UtahScheduled
Weekly Hours:36The hourly range for this position is listed below.
Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $34.19 - $50.73 We
care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why
we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a
wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness
that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and
engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for
our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers , and for our
Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers . Intermountain
Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or protected veteran status. All positions
subject to close without notice.
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