Pediatric Registered Nurse PICU

Intermountain Health

2d•$35 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who is responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The staff RN uses the nursing process, technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practice, and coordination with other health team members. The role is on the 28-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, a Magnet-designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Center serving the Intermountain West. The PICU cares for infants, children, and teens with complex critical conditions, including trauma, transplant recovery, ECMO, and respiratory failure. Nurses work in a collaborative, high-acuity environment with an average nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:1.2 and participate in a 3–5-year education program that includes didactic learning, research, projects, and oral and written evaluations. The RN assesses patients’ physical, social, and psychological status; collaborates on individualized plans of care; directs and coordinates interdisciplinary care; evaluates patient responses and outcomes; and practices professionally within legal, ethical, regulatory, and licensure standards. This is a full-time position, scheduled for 36 hours per week in 12-hour shifts, with days and nights approximately evenly divided. The listed start date is January 4, 2027. The position is benefits eligible.

Requirements

Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice; valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of employment start.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; the degree will be verified or must be obtained within four years of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of RN work experience; applicants with 12 months or less of RN experience are directed to apply through the new graduate posting.
Pediatric RN work experience.
Critical Care RN work experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, social, psychological, cognitive, communicative, and developmental status as appropriate, using information from patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team.
Collaboratively develop individualized plans of care using assessment information and critical thinking, involving patients, families, team members, and physicians and addressing needed education.
Plan and prepare patients for support needs after the current episode of care, including teaching, referrals, and follow-up.
Direct the interdisciplinary care team through appropriate delegation, coordination, and collaboration.
Provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, care guidelines, and professional licensure provisions.
Set priorities and coordinate and organize patient care by effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluate responses to interventions by reviewing goal achievement, clinical outcomes, and patient and family satisfaction; revise the care plan and reassess as appropriate.
Promote the nursing profession and participate in the development of others.
Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, practice within licensure scope, and provide accurate and timely documentation.