Registered Nurse Medical Unit Part Time - Salt Lake City, UT, United States - Intermountain Healthcare

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.

Are you tired of the shift work? Tired of working weekends and holidays? But aren't willing to give up bedside care? Are you ready to work with an amazing team of compassionate professionals? Are you wanting to learn something new every day?
Then LDS Hospital's Same Day Surgery Department may be the place for you.

We focus on providing extraordinary care for patients as they prepare for surgery & support patients during their earliest recovery phase prior to discharging home.

Our team works closely with the operating room & the post anesthesia care unit (PACU/phase I); while playing a major role in keeping surgical patients safe both pre-operatively and post-operatively.

We're passionate about patient safety.
We work with a diverse group of specialties and surgeons including:
General surgery
Colorectal surgery
Bariatrics
OB/GYN
Orthopedics

ENT
Urology
Plastics
Behavioral Health
Our department consists of five working areas:
Pre-screening Call Center Pre-operative care area Post-operative care area (phase II) Pre-procedural ECT care area Post-procedural ECT care area
Our team members are hardworking, flexible, critical thinkers, with hearts of gold. If you are passionate about the teams you work with, love working in a fast paced environment, & want to impact the lives of your patients, then you belong on our Same Day Surgery team

Shift Details:
Full time, 36 hours/week. 4 days/week - 9 hour shifts. These will rotate through each care area. Shifts start between depending on assigned care area. Pre shifts start , Prescreen shifts , Post shifts start SDS post shifts accepts patients until 20:30. We do require 4 Saturdays a year for staff meetings/team building activities (usually ).
Minimum Qualifications
Current RN License in state of practice.
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
Unit specific certification as required (i.e., ACLS, PALS, etc.).
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Basic computer skills.

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.


Physical Requirements:

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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).

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• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Anticipated job posting close date:
05/14/2024


Location:
LDS Hospital


Work City:
Salt Lake City


Work State:
Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$ $49.25

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 ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion .

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.