Registered Nurse PACU

At Holy Cross Hospital – West Valley, being a Level III Trauma Center in northwestern Salt Lake Valley allows the Perioperative Department to care for a wide range of patient needs and acuity levels. The surgical unit has 5 operating rooms, including a Trauma room, an Orthopedic room, and a Cystoscopy room. “Orthopedic Robot” CORI Robotic system, allowing us to provide robotically assisted total joint replacement surgery. Currently, we offer 8 specialties, including trauma, orthopedics, general surgery, plastics, urology, GYN, interventional pain, Podiatry, and more. 

Our skilled team is cross-trained across all specialties, allowing for a broader knowledge base of surgical procedures and the ability to cover any patient care needs. We strive to provide safe, quality patient care and exceptional customer service to our providers. The surgical department is fully invested in the team approach to patient care. We support one another and encourage further education, internal promotions, and a work-life balance.  A successful member of this team will be diligent, dedicated, accountable, and have a positive attitude, open communication, and a vested interest in our department’s mission.

Nurses are at the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. We offer Certification pay and a Clinical Career Ladder to help you grow and recognize your contributions to clinical excellence! 

Here, you will help advance modern nursing by providing your skills, experience, and commitment to compassionate care. The impact you will make in our faith-based, mission-driven culture will cultivate excellence and achieve professional fulfillment united in humankindness.

As a Registered Nurse (RN) you will assume responsibility and accountability for:

• Facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team, and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient.
• Promote the optimal health, well-being and safety of the patient through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards, guidelines and the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Demonstrate personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified nursing candidates will need the following:

Education Requirements

• Associates Degree in Nursing required; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RNs

Experience Requirements

• One year experience preferred
• Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty

Licenses/Certification Requirements

• RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact

Physical Requirements 

• Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)