Registered Nurse Central Market Clinic Float Pool

Intermountain Health•Salt Lake, NM

6d•$35 - $53

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in an outpatient clinic setting. The Clinic RN uses the nursing process, technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practice, and coordination with other health team members. As a member of a physician-led care delivery team, the RN applies specialized ambulatory-care knowledge and skills to meet patient needs. The role includes prioritizing and triaging care, implementing standing orders and protocols, and performing procedures and therapies consistent with training and licensure. This role is part of the Central Market Clinic Float Pool, with caregivers covering 27 buildings across the Salt Lake Valley. The position is full time, with 36–40 budgeted hours and flexible scheduling options of three 12-hour, four 10-hour, four 9-hour, or five 8-hour shifts. The listed scheduled weekly hours are 36.

Requirements

Current RN license in the state of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
Practice-specific certification required by the clinical setting, such as ACLS or PALS, as applicable.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
RNs with less than 12 months of RN work experience before joining Intermountain must obtain a BSN within four years of their start date.
Ability to see and read information and labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
Ability to communicate verbally with and hear and understand information from care providers, patients, and visitors, including alarms, needs, and issues, promptly and accurately, particularly during emergencies.
Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy, including frequent computer use and typing for documentation, information access, and medication preparation.
Ability to lift and move patients and to 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, including heavy items.
Ability to navigate crowded and busy rooms with equipment and floor cords.
Ability to stand in a stationary position for an extended period.

Nice To Haves

RN experience is preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

Assess patients' physical, social, and psychological status, including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate.
Seek and evaluate information from patients, families, physicians, interdisciplinary team members, support staff, and others.
Collaboratively develop individualized plans of care using assessment information and critical thinking.
Involve patients, families, the care team, and physicians in planning care and needed education.
Plan and prepare patients for further support after the current episode of care, including teaching, referrals, and follow-up.
Direct the interdisciplinary care team through delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate.
Provide or delegate care consistent with the plan of care, care guidelines, and professional licensure.
Set priorities and coordinate and organize patient care by managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluate patient responses to interventions by reviewing goals, clinical outcomes, and patient and family satisfaction.
Revise plans of care and reassess changes as appropriate.
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.