Job Description
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 Primary Children’s Hospital as an Operating Room RN and play a vital role in delivering exceptional surgical care in a collaborative, child‑focused environment.
Benefits & Perks:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Generous paid time off and retirement savings plan
Paid wellness program to support your health and wellbeing
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 annually
Supportive culture with mentorship and professional development
Clear career advancement pathways
Local Attractions (within 5 minutes of the hospital):
University of Utah campus with museums, performances, and cultural events
Red Butte Garden featuring scenic walking paths and seasonal outdoor concerts
Utah Museum of Fine Arts with diverse exhibits and rotating collections
Rice‑Eccles Stadium for sports and entertainment events
Local cafés, restaurants, and quick‑bite options for convenient dining
Work Schedule:
Primarily daytime shifts
Standard hours: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Occasional rotation onto night shifts as needed
Occasional weekend shifts as needed
Frequency of night/weekend shifts varies by staffing levels and time of year
Call Requirements:
Call coverage shared among team members
Call frequency varies with staffing
Typical call expectations per schedule period:
2–3 weekday call shifts (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.)
1–2 weekend call shifts (7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.)
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.
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