Registered Nurse Operating Room

Intermountain Health

19d • $35 - $53 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The staff RN uses the nursing process, technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordination with other health team members.

In the operating room, the RN delivers specialized perioperative care in a fast-paced surgical setting, partnering with surgeons and interdisciplinary teams to promote safe and efficient procedures. The role includes a collaborative culture, career development resources, comprehensive benefits, and access to natural surroundings.

This is a full-time, day-shift position, Monday through Friday, with typical hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and a rotating weekday off. Approximately one to two weekend and/or night shifts and three to four call shifts are expected every eight weeks, based on staffing needs.

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 of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; degree will be verified. This requirement applies as of the job description’s last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted before that date are held to the requirements in effect at their hire or promotion.
• Registered Nurses with less than 12 months of experience must obtain a BSN within four years of their hire date.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
• Skills in patient care delivery, nursing fundamentals, interdisciplinary teamwork, documentation, professional etiquette, accountability, patient care coordination, communication, patient evaluation, and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, social, and psychological status, including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate.
• Gather and evaluate information from patients, families, physicians, interdisciplinary team members, and support staff.
• Collaboratively develop individualized plans of care using assessment information and critical thinking, involving patients, families, team members, and physicians, including in planning education.
• Plan and prepare patients for further support needs after the current episode of care, including teaching, referrals, and follow-up.
• Direct interdisciplinary care through appropriate delegation, coordination, and collaboration.
• Provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, care guidelines, and professional licensure requirements.
• Set priorities and coordinate and organize patient care delivery while managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate patient responses to interventions by reviewing goals, clinical outcomes, and patient and family satisfaction; revise and reassess the plan of care as indicated.
• Promote the nursing profession and participate in the development of 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.
• Partner with surgeons and interdisciplinary teams to promote safe and efficient surgical procedures.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package with programs intended to support wellness and help caregivers live healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Career development resources.

What This Job Offers

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