Registered Nurse Newborn ICU

Intermountain Health

1d • $35 - $53 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with health team members. This is a level IV NICU and a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center providing specialized care for a large service area. The unit has 51 private room beds and cares for nearly 500 babies each year, with a significant percentage requiring specialized care not available elsewhere. The NICU offers education in Cardiac, Respiratory, Surgical, Neurological, VLBW, and ECMO care, with opportunities for advancement and learning. The NICU follows the mission “The Child First and Always,” prioritizing the safety and healing of NICU babies. The culture fosters collaboration, clinical excellence, psychological safety, and teamwork, with a strong belief in caring for each other as much as for patients. The typical caregiver to patient ratio is 1:1 and 1:2 depending upon acuity. This role is for a highly engaged team providing excellent care for NICU babies.

Requirements

• Current RN License in state of practice
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or willing to obtain within four years from hire date
• One or more years of RN work experience

Nice To Haves

• RN NICU work experience
• One or more years of NICU RN work experience

Responsibilities

• Assessing patients
• Planning patient care
• Implementing patient care
• Evaluating patient care
• Utilizing the nursing process
• Using technology in patient care
• Applying therapeutic interventions
• Implementing evidence-based practice
• Coordinating care with other health team members
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing
• Operating monitors
• Identifying equipment and supplies
• Verbally communicating with patient care providers, patients, and visitors
• Hearing and understanding spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
• Manipulating complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• Computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, and medication preparation
• Lifting and utilizing full range of movement to transfer patients
• Bending to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
• Walking and assisting with transporting/ambulating patients
• Obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
• Pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment
• Navigating crowded and busy rooms
• Standing in a stationary position for an extended period of time

Benefits

• Generous benefits package covering a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

What This Job Offers

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