Registered Nurse Newborn ICU

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Utah; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Multiple shift options

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the NICU at Utah Valley Hospital, a Level III unit providing family-centered newborn care. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for infants, coordinating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, evidence-based practices.

Licensed RN in the state of practice with BLS required. BSN preferred with timeline; full-time and part-time shifts available with variable schedules and benefits eligibility.

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 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess: evaluates physical, social and psychological status and information from the interdisciplinary team.
• Plan: develops an individualized plan of care with patient, family and team involvement.
• Implement: directs the care team to deliver care per plan, managing time, supplies and resources.
• Evaluate: reviews patient response and outcomes; revises plan as needed.
• Professionalism: adheres to legal/ethical standards, documents accurately, and maintains licensure scope.

Skills

Patient Care Delivery

Nursing Fundamentals

Interdisciplinary Teams

Documentation

Professional Etiquette

Accountability

Patient Care Coordination

Communication

Patient Evaluation

Critical Thinking

Education

RN license (state of practice)

BSN optional with timeline

Job description

Job Description:

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating 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. RNs at Intermountain Healthcare are committed to providing patient centered care while demonstrating our values and mission. If you are interested in contributing to our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible- come join our team!

Unit Information:

The NICU at Utah Valley Hospital is a 55 bed, who just added some new beds. Its a Level III unit that provides excellent, family-centric care to newborns. Caregivers will serve a broad range of patients, including initial resuscitation at birth, extreme prematurity, and surgical patients.

Posting Specifics:

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: full time, 36 hours a week and part time, 24 hours a week, variable schedules
• Unit/Location: Utah Valley Hospital

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 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• One or more years of RN work experience
• One or more years of NICU RN work experience
• *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 for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

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Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

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Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

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Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

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Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy r