Registered Nurse Operating Room

Job Description:

Intermountain Medical Center is seeking a dedicated OR RN to join a highly skilled surgical team at Utah’s flagship Level I trauma center. This role is ideal for a nurse who thrives in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment and values meaningful patient impact.

What You’ll Love About Working Here

• Paid wellness program supporting physical, mental, and financial well‑being

• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 annually

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Generous PTO and extended illness benefits

• Retirement plans with employer contributions

• Supportive leadership and strong interdisciplinary teamwork

• Opportunities for specialty training and career advancement

• Modern surgical suites with advanced technology

Local Attractions Within 5 Minutes of the Hospital:

• Fashion Place Mall for shopping, dining, and entertainment

• Murray Park with walking paths, sports fields, and green space

• Desert Star Playhouse offering live theater and comedy

• Topgolf Salt Lake City for games, food, and social fun

• Intermountain Medical Center walking and biking trails

• A variety of nearby cafés and restaurants

Why You’ll Thrive Here:

• Mission‑driven culture centered on patient‑focused care

• Strong support for work–life balance

Schedule:

This full-time role requires a 40‑hour weekly commitment and includes both a structured orientation period and a variable schedule once training is complete.

Orientation

Schedule:

• Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

• Days: Monday through Friday

• Duration: Adjusted based on the candidate’s prior experience to ensure the appropriate level of training and support

Post‑Orientation

Schedule:

• Shift Type: Variable schedule that includes off‑shifts

• On‑Call: On‑call responsibilities begin after orientation

• Frequency: Determined by departmental needs and may fluctuate over time

Essential Functions:

• Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: 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 (i.e., 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 participate 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.

Skills:

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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…