Nurse II, Intraoperative - Huntsman OR

University of Utah Health • Salt Lake City, UT

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Intraoperative nurses play a critical role in the operating room in all surgical settings by managing the overall environment, ensuring patient safety, and supporting the surgical team during procedures. This nurse acts as the patient’s advocate throughout the intraoperative phase, coordinating care and maintaining sterile conditions. This role is for a Nurse II (N2) level, which involves providing care to patients in structured environments, performing established nursing interventions using current clinical knowledge, and beginning to mentor and support peers. The N2 level demonstrates growing clinical judgment, manages moderately complex cases, identifies subtle changes in patient status, and works with intermediate support. They manage care independently within established protocols, explain care plans to patients and families, and participate in team discussions and interdisciplinary planning.

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Utah, or obtain one within 90 days of hire under the interstate compact if switching residency to State of Utah.
• Must maintain current Interstate Compact (multi-state) license if residency is not being changed to Utah.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system.
• The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Nice To Haves

• Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation. This position involves intensive work that may exert up to 100 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects, such as medical equipment, or patients while providing medical care.
• Workers in this position may be exposed to infectious diseases and may be required to function around prisoners and behavioral health patients.
• Carrying
• Color Determination
• Far Vision
• Lifting
• Listening
• Manual Dexterity
• Near Vision
• Pulling and/or Pushing
• Reaching
• Sitting
• Speaking
• Standing
• Walking

Responsibilities

• Performs all essential functions of an N1 and functions as a fully competent and independent Inpatient Intraoperative Nurse across all surgical service lines.
• Demonstrates full working knowledge of surgical instrumentation, equipment, and procedural flow, serves as a resource to the surgical technologist, and independently troubleshoots equipment off the sterile field.
• Manages increasingly complex but generally stable intraoperative cases, performs the comprehensive nursing process, anticipates downstream needs (e.g., imaging, implants, vendor coordination), and initiates appropriate actions independently.
• Sets up and manages specialized equipment and supplies (e.g., robotics, advanced positioning, imaging, implants, trays) and resolves routine workflow, equipment, and supply chain issues in real time.
• Adjusts intraoperative workflow to prevent delays through readiness checks and contingency planning while maintaining safety and sterility.
• Provides targeted patient and family education for moderately complex procedures and ensures thorough handoffs to PACU or ICU per protocol.
• Precepts task based skills for N1 staff (e.g., room setup, counts, sterile practice), assists with onboarding and education of new team members, and serves as a go to resource within the home service.
• Works rotating schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and maintains reliable and punctual attendance to meet 24/7 operational needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed