Registered Nurse Emergency Room

CommonSpirit Health; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 44,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to coordinate and communicate with the healthcare team to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and families.

You will apply the nursing process to promote optimal health, safety, and compassionate care within a mission-driven environment, adhering to standards and the State Nurse Practice Act.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of employment.
• Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement.
• Physical requirements: Medium work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally, up to 20 lbs. frequently, and up to 10 lbs. constantly.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluate response and intervene to ensure optimal outcome.
• Develop and implement patient plan of care; observe outcomes with interdisciplinary team.
• Perform interventions including IVs, wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
• Maintain patient charts accurately and timely; document status, interventions, and outcomes; use IT to communicate and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate, and protect patient health, safety, and rights.
• Educate patients and families; assess learning readiness and provide teaching.

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our RN, you will assume responsibility for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, advancing modern nursing through compassionate care.

Every day you will promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adhering to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrating personal accountability for relationship-based care and our organizational mission.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment.

• Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data. Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records. Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner. Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
• Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability. Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
• RN License in state of employment
• Physical Requirements: Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• One (1) year experience

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1875, for more than a century, Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake has provided high-quality healthcare for residents of the Salt Lake Valley. Conveniently located near the heart of the city, this historic acute care hospital remains one of the most trusted medical centers in all of Utah. Our team is focused on providing patients with leading-edge medical expertise and compassionate care at every turn. We are highly motivated and compassionate people, using advanced systems and technology to become the healthcare provider of choice and to improve the quality of life for the individuals and communities we serve. We offer comprehensive orthopedic care, wound care, 24/7 Geriatric, psychiatric and cardiac services, life flight services and are a State-certified heart attack center. Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake offers an opportunity to find a fulfilling career in a thriving community with quick access to parks, canyons, winter sports, Climbing, backpacking, and the picturesque Wasatch range of the Rocky Mountains.

Pay Range

$32.01 - $53.90 /hour