Registered Nurse ICU

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordination of care with other health team members.

• Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status, including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate. Seeks and evaluates information acquired from interdisciplinary team members: patient, family, physician, non‑nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (e.g., teaching, referrals, and follow‑up).
• Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care, and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
• Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participates in development of others.
  Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

• Patient Care Delivery
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Documentation
• Professional Etiquette
• Accountability
• Patient Care Coordination
• Communication
• Patient Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

• 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 their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

* Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, and operate monitors.
• Frequent interactions that require verbal communication and quick, accurate hearing of spoken information, alarms, and needs, especially during emergencies.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate delicate equipment with precision. Includes frequent computer use and typing for documentation, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients; bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment, including items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients; obtain and distribute supplies and equipment; push/pull gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items; navigate crowded and busy rooms.
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period.
• For roles requiring driving:
  Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing, and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

30

Hourly Rate: $36.71 - $56.17, dependent on experience.

Benefits include comprehensive coverage and wellness programs. For more information, consult the benefits package.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.