Registered Nurse Operating Room Circulator

Intermountain Healthcare; American Fork (UT); On-site; USD 73,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

PEAK education assistance

Job summary

Intermountain Health’s American Fork Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to join a collaborative surgical team. The RN will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care using the nursing process in a modern operating room focused on teamwork and clinical excellence.

This full-time role begins at 6:45 AM with call rotation; benefits, professional growth, and access to local amenities support a high quality of life in Utah.

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 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.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025.

Responsibilities

• Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information from interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Plan: Develops individualized plan of care using assessment information and collaboration with patient, family, team, and physician.
• Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration to provide care per plan.
• Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions and revises plan as needed.
• Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession, complies with standards, and documents accurately and timely.

Skills

Registered Nurse license

BLS certification

BSN

Education

BSN from an accredited program

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description: 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. Join a collaborative surgical team at American Fork Hospital, where you'll provide exceptional patient care in a modern operating room focused on teamwork and clinical excellence. Enjoy professional growth opportunities, supportive leadership, and easy access to nearby parks, walking trails, local cafés, fitness centers, and shopping while experiencing the outstanding quality of life Utah has to offer.

Schedule & Hours

Schedule: Full-time variable shift All shifts begin at 6:45 AM Call rotation required Call is rotated approximately one week every 8 to 9 weeks

Location

Intermountain Health American Fork Hospital
Work City: American Fork
Work State: Utah

Pay

Hourly range: $35.22 - $53.29. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

Benefits

• We care about your well-being–mind, body, and spirit–which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution.

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.

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.
• 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.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee 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 employee to verbally communicate as well as 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 with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. 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. 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 rooms (full of 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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

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