Registered Nurse Clinical Leader Informatics Operating Room

Intermountain Health • Park City, UT

5d • $45 - $67 • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Clinical Leader provides leadership and clinical expertise during their shift and within their department. They manage unit resources and supervise personnel to ensure appropriate staffing levels based on patients’ clinical needs and financial considerations. The role provides clinical support for staff and models competency and professionalism. As part of line management, the position may lead change, schedule staff, maintain staff competencies, select and orient new employees, provide constructive discipline, complete annual performance reviews, and support professional governance.

The role also includes regularly scheduled bedside registered nurse shifts, with responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The RN uses the nursing process, technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practice, and coordination with other health team members. The position leads nursing informatics initiatives that connect clinical practice, technology, and workflow improvement to support safe, efficient, high-quality care, including system optimization, collaboration with clinical and technical teams, and caregiver adoption.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, four 10-hour shifts, 6:50 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. Some weekend call is required. The position is based at Intermountain Health Park City Hospital in Park City, Utah. Scheduled weekly hours are 40. The hourly range is $45.31–$67.01, with the actual rate dependent on experience.

Requirements

• Current nursing 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.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; the degree will be verified. RNs hired or promoted into the role must obtain a BSN within four years of hire or promotion, unless an existing education agreement takes precedence.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring experience in the assigned clinical area.
• Specialty certification.
• Leadership, communication, problem-solving, clinical knowledge, resource management, patient safety, and mentorship skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients’ physical, social, and psychological status, including cognitive, communication, and developmental skills when needed, and gather information from the interdisciplinary team.
• Model and foster professionalism and employee engagement; advocate for nursing teams and support nursing management with messaging and priority initiatives.
• Set priorities and coordinate department patient-care delivery by managing time, supplies, resources, schedules, and time-off requests in light of department and patient-care needs.
• Forecast, develop, and communicate admission, discharge, and transfer information to support patient placement, coordinating with caregivers on challenging cases.
• Evaluate and promote staff competency, performance, and compliance through performance reviews, peer reviews, recognition, and corrective action.
• Assess department needs and develop and implement plans to advance staff clinical practice, competency, and patient experience from novice to expert.
• Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, work within licensure scope, and ensure accurate and timely documentation.
• Make or recommend staffing and hiring decisions, evaluate and select candidates, support new-hire orientation, and promote caregiver retention.
• Ensure staffing and skill levels align with department census and acuity; assign patient care and other responsibilities according to caregivers’ skill and experience.
• Assist staff with direct patient care as needed.
• Share responsibility for day-to-day operations and promote patient and caregiver safety, quality, and experience.
• Oversee staff competency, including skills updates, educational in-services, and mandatory education.
• Oversee ongoing programs such as patient experience and continuous improvement.
• Lead nursing informatics initiatives connecting clinical practice, technology, and workflow improvement.
• Guide system optimization, collaborate with clinical and technical teams, and advance caregiver adoption.
• Work scheduled bedside RN shifts and assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using the nursing process and coordination with other health team members.

Benefits

• A generous benefits package covering programs intended to support wellness and caregivers’ health, happiness, security, connection, and engagement; specific benefits are not listed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior