Registered Nurse Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit
Ogden, Utah
Full Time RN Position - Cardiovascular Thoracic at McKay-Dee Hospital McKay-Dee Hospital is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Oct 6
- Shift and hours
- Variable shifts Shift Details: Full Time ( 36 hours per week) Variable shifts36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Cardiovascular-Thoracic · Hospital Department: Cardiovascular-Thoracic
- License
- RN license Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.Current RN license in state of practice
- Term
- Permanent Shift Details: Full Time ( 36 hours per week) Variable shiftsFull Time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current RN license in state of practice Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.
- Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
- Experience
- More than 1 year of licensed RN experience >1 year of licensed RN experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most Utah staff postingsUtah staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $52/hr, the middle half $36/hr to $45/hr, across 209 postings.
- Pay reviews
- Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
Benefits
- BenefitsBenefits packageBenefits Eligible: Yes
- BenefitsBenefits package covering programs to foster wellness
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Performs assessment of physical, social, and psychological status Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate).
- Day to day
- Seeks and evaluates information from interdisciplinary team members Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
- Day to day
- Develops individualized plan of care collaboratively Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.
- Day to day
- Involves patient, family, team, and physician in developing care plan and education Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education.
- Day to day
- Prepares patients for post-care support needs 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).
- Day to day
- Directs interdisciplinary team via delegation and coordination Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate.
- Day to day
- Provides or delegates care according to care plan and guidelines Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions.
- Day to day
- Prioritizes and organizes patient care delivery Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
- Day to day
- Evaluates patient response to interventions and revises care plan
- Day to day
- Promotes nursing profession and participates in development of others Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.
- Day to day
- Integrates legal and ethical standards and maintains documentation
- Hours
- 36 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Cardiac is a specialty you move into. Start on tele or stepdown; cath lab and CVICU usually come later.
Original listing
Posted on McKay-Dee Hospital’s careers page.
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Full Time RN Position - Cardiovascular Thoracic at McKay-Dee Hospital 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. Position Details Benefits Eligible: Yes Shift Details: Full Time ( 36 hours per week) Variable shifts Department: Cardiovascular-Thoracic Primary Location: McKay Dee 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. 1 year of licensed RN 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.
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.
Location
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital
Work City
Ogden
Work State
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $35.22 - $53.29 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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What's around it?
Ogden, UTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,216/mo
- Household income
- $72,575/yr, all local households, not nurse pay