Nurse I, Emergency

Responsibilities

• Delivers urgent care to patients experiencing acute illnesses or trauma in the Emergency Department.
• Requires a high level of clinical skill, critical thinking, and emotional resilience.
• Initiates life-saving interventions and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams.
• Manages and operates medical equipment safely and effectively.
• Documents patient care and procedures accurately using Epic.
• Administers intravenous and oral medications as prescribed.
• Aids in procedures such as moderate sedation, hemodynamic monitoring, rhythm interpretation, and other complex tasks under supervision.
• Participates in life-saving measures including defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation with guidance from experienced staff.
• Supports triage assessments, nursing evaluations, and discharge planning under supervision.
• Contributes to nursing care plans appropriate to skill level.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to care for pediatric and obstetric patients under supervision.
• Seeks guidance for responsibilities beyond current knowledge level and collaborates with leadership to advance practice beyond task-oriented care.
• Participates in orientation and ongoing development to build competency in emergency nursing.
• Performs other duties as assigned consistent with departmental needs and organizational objectives.

Requirements

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider NRP Advanced Endorsement eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system, to be obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Completion of both TTP and/or Nurse Residency Licenses Required within one year of hire.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Utah, or obtain one within 90 days of hire under the interstate compact if switching residency to State of Utah.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system, to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider ALS eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system, to be obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider PALS eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system, to be obtained within 90 days of hire.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Working Conditions and Physical Demands: Intensive work that may exert up to 100 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects, such as medical equipment, or patients while providing medical care.
• Physical Requirements: Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking.