Registered Nurse West Valley Pediatrics

Intermountain Health; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 49,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

Intermountain Health's West Valley Clinic is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse (RN) to provide ambulatory care in an outpatient setting, following the nursing process and collaborating with physicians and the health care team.

The role emphasizes assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, along with patient education and ensuring timely documentation. Spanish-speaking preferred; BSN within four years for those with less than 12 months experience.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in state of practice.
• BLS certification for healthcare providers.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN must obtain BSN within four years of start date.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' physical, social and psychological status.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to plan individualized care.
• Develop and adjust care plans with patient and family involvement.
• Coordinate and delegate care to the care team to implement the plan of care.
• Evaluate patient responses and revise plans as needed.
• Maintain accurate documentation and adhere to professional licensure provisions.

Skills

BLS Certification

Spanish speaking

ACLS/PALS certification

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) - preferred

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 Clinic RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members in an outpatient clinic setting. Clinic RNs are pivotal members of the care delivery team headed by the physician and have specialized knowledge, skills and ability pertinent to ambulatory care patient needs. Scope of performance includes prioritization and triage of care delivery, implementing established standing orders and protocols, performing procedures and therapies consistent with training and licensure.

Posting Specifics

Benefits Eligible : Yes

Shift Details: Part time (30 budgeted hours). 3 days/week M-F 730am-530pm. Working days are TBD.

Unit/Location : West Valley Clinic

Preferred Qualifications : Spanish Speaking preferred, pediatric experience preferred

Job Essentials

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 RN License in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Practice specific certification as required by the clinical setting in which they work (i.e., ACLS, PALS, etc.).
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within four years of their start date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
• 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 rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).
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• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location:

West Valley Clinic

Work City:

West Valley City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

30

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$35.22 - $53.29

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