Registered Nurse ICU

Intermountain Health

7d • $37 - $57 • 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. This position is at Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the night shift.

The RN assesses patients' physical, social, psychological, cognitive, communicative, and developmental status as appropriate, and gathers information from patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team. The RN collaboratively develops individualized plans of care, involves patients and families in care and education planning, and prepares patients for follow-up and other support needs. The RN coordinates and delegates care appropriately, manages time and resources, evaluates outcomes and satisfaction, and revises care plans as indicated. The role also promotes the nursing profession, supports the development of others, and adheres to legal, ethical, regulatory, documentation, and licensure standards.

The position pays $37.45–$57.29 per hour, with the actual rate dependent on experience. Intermountain Health describes its benefits package as supporting caregivers' well-being across health, security, connection, and engagement; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.

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 the start of employment.
• RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four years of their hire date.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
• As of the job description's last update on 04/27/2025, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required. Employees hired or promoted before that date are held to the minimum requirements in place at the time of their hire or promotion.
• Skills include patient care delivery, nursing fundamentals, interdisciplinary teamwork, documentation, professional etiquette, accountability, patient care coordination, communication, patient evaluation, and critical thinking.
• Ability to see and read information and labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
• Ability to communicate verbally and to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergencies.
• Manual dexterity to operate complex and delicate equipment with precision, including frequent computer use and typing.
• Ability to lift and move patients, bend, retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment, including heavy items.
• Ability to walk and assist with transporting or ambulating patients, obtain and distribute supplies and equipment, and push or pull gurneys and portable equipment.
• Ability to stand in a stationary position for extended periods may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; degree will be verified.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' physical, social, psychological, cognitive, communicative, and developmental status as appropriate.
• Seek and evaluate information from patients, families, physicians, support staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Use assessment information and critical thinking to collaboratively develop individualized plans of care.
• Involve patients, families, the care team, and physicians in care planning, including education needs.
• Plan and prepare patients for further support needs, 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.
• Set priorities and coordinate and organize care delivery while managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate patient responses to interventions, including goals, clinical outcomes, and patient and family satisfaction.
• Revise plans of care and reassess changes as appropriate.
• Promote the nursing profession and participate in developing others.
• Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, work within licensure scope, document accurately and promptly, and understand the legal implications of care delivery.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package described as supporting caregivers' well-being across health, security, connection, and engagement; specific benefits are not listed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time