Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability 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.

$34.00/hr - $52.00/hr

Intermountain Health Layton Hospital, Layton, Utah

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• Assess:
  Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information from other members of the interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Plan:
  Uses assessment information and critical thinking to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop the plan of care including needed education. 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 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 and timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in 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's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• 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.

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require verbal communication and the ability to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy; includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care.
• Ability to lift and move patients and equipment; may include items of varying weights, up to heavy items.
• Ability to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment, including pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment.
• May be required to stand in a stationary position for extended periods.
• For roles requiring driving: may be required to drive a vehicle and navigate traffic and signs.

We care about well-being and provide a comprehensive benefits package. Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration 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.