Pediatric Nurse Nights

Job 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 through 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 other members of the interdisciplinary team including patient, family, physician, non‑nursing disciplines, support staff and others.
• Plan:
  Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop an individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team and physician involvement to develop the 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 the 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 effective time, supplies and resources management.
• 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 the nursing profession and participates in the 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 the 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 a 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) from an accredited institution.
• The BSN degree 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 verbal communication with patient care providers, patients and visitors; ability to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment precisely and accurately. Includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and use full range of movement to transfer patients; bend to retrieve, lift and carry supplies and equipment. Items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items, may be involved.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment; includes pushing and pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms with equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving:
  Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals and other vehicles.

St. Marys Regional Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

36

Hourly Rate: $36.71 – $56.17 (dependent upon experience)

We provide a generous benefits package that supports wellness and includes comprehensive coverage across a wide range of programs.

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.