Registered Nurse Newborn ICU

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.

This is a shared position with SLC PCH NICU and PCH Lehi Miller campus NICU. The goal behind these shared positions is to allow for a wider variety of patients and experience in SLC.

The initial orientation will all be done in SLC, so 3 days per week for at least 8 to 12 weeks. Then we typically move staff down to Lehi 1 day per week, working 2 days a week in SLC while the complete the continuing education of the unit.

Lehi is a level 3B NICU and perform some surgeries but not all. They don’t support cardiac patients or ECMO there. The NICU has 8 beds and is a Level II Trauma Center who provides essential pediatric services in an exciting new location. We’re thrilled to partner with our Salt Lake Campus, which is ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the United States, providing specialized care for more than 1 million children living in a 400,000 square-mile service area and beyond.

PCH SLC NICU is a level IV NICU and a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center which is ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the United States.

Two hundred medical specialties care for nearly 500 babies each year in our beautiful new unit with 51 private room beds. More then 65% of our babies are unique to our PCH NICU – meaning the care cannot be provided anywhere else in Utah or many of the surrounding states. We offer amazing education in the areas of Cardiac, Respiratory, Surgical, Neurological and VLBW and ECMO care for the variety of patients we see. There are many opportunities for advancement and learning here.

Our NICU's follows PCH mission “The Child First and Always” making the safety and healing of our NICU babies our central focus. We foster a culture of collaboration, clinical excellence and psychological safety and teamwork. We strongly believe in caring for each other, as we care for our patients.

Posting Specifics

Benefits Eligible : Yes

Shift Details : full time, 36 hours a week, rotating shifts (days, nights, weekends), self scheduling every 8 weeks, 12 hour shifts (working in Lehi 1 day a week then SLC 2 shifts a week to total 3 shifts a week)

Unit / Location : Primary Children’s Miller Family Campus in Lehi, UT

Minimum Qualifications

Current RN License in state of practice.

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Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or willing to obtain within 4 years of hire (Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified).

Preferred Qualifications

One or more years of RN experience is highly preferred. If you are a new graduate RN or a RN with less than one year of RN work experience, please apply on the new grad positions

Physical Requirements

NICU RN work experience

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.

Location :

Primary Childrens at Lehi

Work City

Lehi

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

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

$34.53 - $52.25

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.

Learn More About Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Here.

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