Full-Time
Registered Nurse Acute Care for the Elderly
Acute Care for the Elderly, Medical Unit
Intermountain Healthcare
10,001+ employees
Nonprofit health system delivering patient care
Compensation Overview
$37.17 - $56.17/hr
Lafayette, CO, USA
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- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the 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 years of their hire date.
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025.
- Ongoing need for the 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 verbal communication and the ability to 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, including frequent computer use for documenting patient care and medication preparation.
- Ability to lift and transfer patients and move supplies and equipment, including heavy items.
- Ability to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment, including pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment.
- Ability to stand in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
- For roles requiring driving: ability to drive a vehicle.
- 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.
Intermountain Health is a nonprofit health system that provides medical care and related services across the Mountain West. It operates hospitals, clinics, a medical group, home care, telehealth, and health insurance plans, along with subsidiaries, to bring care closer to people’s homes and communities. Its care model combines direct patient services with research and education to tailor treatment and reduce costs. What sets it apart is its size and scope as the region’s largest nonprofit health system, its integration of hospitals, clinics, home health, telehealth, and insurance under one umbrella, and its mission to reinvest in care and make health more affordable. The company aims to help people live the healthiest lives possible by expanding access to care, improving quality, and reducing costs through its community-focused approach and ongoing research.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$1.9M
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, Utah
Founded
1975
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Montana cost cuts protect margins while preserving core hospitals and higher-volume clinics.
- Stepful, Helmsley, and sports partnerships broaden access to scalable workforce and specialty care.
- The new Billings hospital investment supports long-term growth in a key Montana market.
What critics are saying
- Montana closures erode trust and push patients toward rival providers and delayed care.
- Medicaid work requirements and coverage losses increase charity care and bad debt.
- Retail pharmacy losses and clinic rationalization signal continuing pressure on core operating margins.
What makes Intermountain Healthcare unique
- Intermountain combines 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, and Select Health under one nonprofit system.
- It is pairing care delivery with a large insurance business and employed physician network.
- The system is investing in specialized platforms: behavioral health, sports medicine, and AI training.
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Intermountain Health shutting offices, cutting staff in Montana. * Jun 10, 2026 Intermountain Health, the Utah based company that provides extensive services in healthcare in Montana, is changing in dramatic fashion. One of the largest healthcare providers is reducing it's imprint here. It operates three hospitals, including St.Vincent Regional Hospital, in Billings. According to Beckers Hospital Review: "Intermountain Health is closing several clinics and restructuring select services in Colorado and Montana, changes that will affect 93 caregiver roles, including leadership and staff positions, across the two states. The Salt Lake City-based health system said in a statement shared with Becker's that the moves are intended to support long-term financial sustainability amid continued pressures facing the healthcare industry. In Colorado, Intermountain Health plans to close two occupational health clinics and one nonsurgical sports medicine clinic. The system also will consolidate an endocrinology clinic into a primary care clinic and discontinue weight loss counseling services at an obesity management clinic, though bariatric surgery services will remain in place. In Montana, Intermountain Health will close a family medicine clinic in Lewistown and implement operational changes at four clinics in Bozeman and Billings. The changes are scheduled to take effect July 24. Intermountain said affected employees may apply for other positions within the organization and will receive transition support, career assistance, severance pay where applicable and benefits guidance." Some of the positions being lost are physicians. MTN (Montana Television Network) states it will eliminate at least 41 jobs. "...Hospital leadership said in a statement to MTN News Thursday that the Lewistown clinic will close July 24, eliminating six jobs. The changes at the Bozeman and Billings clinics will start in June and eliminate 35 more jobs, both in leadership and staff members." The model shifts include losing care and losing medical professionals. The company says it is needed to retain financial health long-term. Some examples of what is changing: Lockwood Clinic, Billings: Dr. Brittany N. Bertsch will be leaving Intermountain Health Lockwood Clinic on June 12, 2026. Primary care services will continue at Lockwood Clinic with: Stephanie D. Rickhoff, PA, Jodi N. Gilligan, NP. July 24, shutting down its Lewistown Clinic. Gallatin Clinic Cardiology: Dr. Ronald Chin will be leaving Intermountain Health Gallatin Clinic Cardiology on June 12, 2026. Cardiology services will continue at Gallatin Clinic with: Susan Griffeth, NP Bozeman Midtown Clinic: Dr. Dekrisha Lew will be leaving Intermountain Health Bozeman Midtown Clinic on June 12, 2026. Primary care services will continue at Bozeman Midtown Clinic with: Abigail N. Weight, NP, Sawyer G. Kesselheim, PA. Intermountain Health operates 34 hospitals and about 400 clinics across six states, according to its website. According to Paddock Post, which focuses on executive salaries and compensation packages of nonprofits by reviewing IRS 990's: "Executive Compensation at Intermountain Healthcare (2023) by Anne Paddock: Intermountain Healthcare refers to a large healthcare system (33 hospitals and nearly 400 clinics) based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Although there are numerous organizations under the Intermountain Healthcare system, the primary entities include IHC Health Services, Inc. and the Intermountain Healthcare Foundation, Inc. - both of whom operate out of the same office. IHC Health Services, Inc. reported $9.6 billion in revenue in 2023 (compared to $8.7 billion in 2022, $8.9 billion in 2021, $7.1 billion in 2020, $7 billion in 2019 and $6.6 billion in 2018), most of which came from patient services, lab and pharmacy. Expenses were $8.8 billion (including $367 million in depreciation) - $800 million less than total revenue, which along with a $600 million adjustment for unrealized gains on investments and a negative $131 million adjustment to net assets (see the Form 990, Schedule O for details) helped the organization to increase net fund assets by $1.4 billion from $13 billion in 2022 to $14.4 billion at year-end 2023. The two largest expenses were compensation ($4.3 billion) and medical supplies ($1.9 billion), followed by fees for services ($842 million) and office-related expenses ($578 million). In 2023, IHC Health Services, Inc. employed 51,256 individuals who were compensated $4.3 billion, which equates to an average compensation of $84,000. 9,226 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 30 most highly compensated employees listed below: $8,297,635: Albert R Zimmerli, Former EVP, CFO, Sec, Treasurer $6,294,132: Robert W Allen, Former SVP, COO $5,698,171: Janey Wade, Former Enterprise CFO (partial)* $3,167,432: Paul Krakovitz, Desert Region President $2,864,679: Dan Liljenquist, Former SVP $2,671,463: Susan M Robel, Region President, Trustee $2,392,280: A Marc Harrison, Former Trustee, President, CEO $2,300,619: Greg J Matis, SVP, General Counsel $2,253,855: Mikelle Moore, Former SVP $2,199,497: Heather Brace, Former SVP." In February 2024, Intermountain Health appointed Lee Boyles as the president of its Montana and Wyoming market, as well as the president of St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, Montana.
Intermountain Health to cut services in Montana, others could face same financial strain. One of the largest healthcare systems in Montana announced last week that it plans to shutter a clinic and scale back services at four others in what industry experts described as a telling sign of how federal and state policy changes might impact other providers. Intermountain Health will close its Lewistown family medicine clinic on July 24 and lay off six employees there. The Utah-based nonprofit will eliminate 35 additional Montana jobs in June, affecting operations at four sites in Billings and Bozeman. In a statement, Intermountain Health leadership said the organization is committed to providing high quality care in Montana and suggested that the cuts were brought on by the high costs, dwindling profit margins and unpredictability that now characterize healthcare. People are also reading... "To maintain that commitment and strengthen long-term financial sustainability in an increasingly volatile healthcare industry, we made difficult decisions that will impact a small number of medical clinics and allow caregivers whose roles are impacted to apply for other open positions in the organization," they wrote. Providing healthcare in rural places like Montana has always been difficult with operating costs outpacing the revenues generated by small patient populations. The Legislature's decision in 2015 to expand Medicaid to low-income earners helped close that gap, but the relative stability hospitals have since enjoyed is now at risk as the federal government targets public assistance programs as a way to curb spending. Changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act marketplace, in particular, have led to fewer people having sufficient healthcare coverage, which pushes costs onto providers operating at narrow margins. "If you're a hospital and you're seeing patients then you need to be paid for the work you're doing and insurance is what pays for it," said Aaron Wernham, chief executive officer of the Montana Healthcare Foundation. "If people are losing insurance coverage, you're still seeing the patients but you're not getting paid for it. Hard to run a business that way." Intermountain Health wouldn't disclose further details on its financial picture, but multiple healthcare professionals said they anticipate other organizations across the industry will navigate similar struggles, if they aren't already, given the headwinds they face. PacificSource, one of three companies that sells insurance plans on the marketplace, announced last week it would be exiting the Montana market entirely at the end of the year, citing volatility. "Going into these new shifts in the policy environment, hospitals were already experiencing a lot of financial strain and challenges," said Katy Mack, spokesperson for the Montana Hospital Association. "Then you layer on the changes... and it has the potential to create even further strain." 'Canary in the coal mine' On July 1, Montana will become the second state to roll out Medicaid work requirements, doing so six months ahead of the federal deadline written into the Trump White House's behemoth budget bill from last summer and separately codified in state law. Those changes will hit as Medicaid enrollment in the state is at its lowest point in about a decade, largely driven by the post-pandemic redetermination process that left many without health insurance because of procedural errors. Plenty have suggested that the state health department hasn't corrected for those past problems and will crack under the paperwork surge that's bound to accompany the new eligibility standards. Montana's health department says it's hiring staff to handle the added workload, while skeptics say redetermination will repeat itself and people who are eligible for Medicaid will lose it. Fewer people enrolled in Medicaid means reduced revenues for healthcare providers, who already operate at a deficit when treating Medicaid patients because the reimbursement rates they receive from the state don't cover the cost of care. "Work requirements will likely lead to additional coverage losses," Wernham said. "We don't know how large those coverage losses will be. It depends tremendously on how good a job the state does identifying people who should be exempt from those requirements." For all the uncertainty that's ahead, hospitals don't have to wait until this summer to glean how policy changes can hit their budgets. When Congress chose not to renew the pandemic-era enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, fewer people purchased insurance there, too, and hospitals started seeing more uninsured patients come through their doors. "That is the canary in the coal mine for healthcare providers," Mack said. "It's an early indicator of the financial viability of an organization if those uninsured patients are going to translate into higher amounts of charity care." In the case of Intermountain Health's latest cuts, the communities that will be hardest hit have other providers that might be able to step into the void. That's not the case everywhere, but especially not in Montana's most remote corners where the nearest doctor might be an hour's drive away. "Any time a provider has to make the difficult decision to pull out of a community, it will have impacts on patient access," Mack said. The Trump Administration touts its hallmark health initiative that will put $50 billion into rural hospitals and providers over the next five years as a safeguard against deeper cuts to small, struggling hospitals that will be hardest hit by Medicaid changes. Montana stands to be one of the biggest winners in the Rural Health Transformation Program sweepstakes, projected to receive more than $1 billion in the five-year window, but industry professionals in the state still suspect the effort won't make up for the losses coming their way. "You can't get very far if you don't have gas in your car," Wernham said. "You can't run a hospital in the long term if you don't have a source of reimbursement for the services you're trying to provide." Carly Graf has worked for the Montana State News Bureau since 2023. Get government & politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. 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SEG, Intermountain Health announce sports medicine center at South Town in Sandy. by Megan Brugger, KUTV Wed, May 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM Smith Entertainment Group and Intermountain Health announced a partnership and the creation of a sports medicine center at The Shops at South Town. (Photo: KUTV) SANDY, Utah (KUTV) - Smith Entertainment Group and Intermountain Health announced a partnership and the creation of a sports medicine center at The Shops at South Town. The "first-of-its-kind campus" will combine NBA and NHL practice facilities with the medicine center. "Scheduled to open in 2028, the Intermountain Health Sports Performance Center will be strategically located adjacent to the Utah Mammoth Ice Center and the future Utah Jazz practice facility," a press release states. "This will be the only sports and health campus in the NBA and NHL with two teams under a single ownership group and a single healthcare provider, creating a fully integrated destination for high performance athletes and active individuals seeking advanced recovery, wellness, and innovative care." The center will reportedly expand access to "cutting-edge performance technology, advanced training methodologies, and industry-leading sports medicine services" significantly. It will also offer clinical services such as primary care, sports medicine, orthopedics, physical medicine, rehabilitation, sports performance science, performance therapy, advanced diagnostics, and an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center. "Designed to serve people at every level - from professional athletes to youth competitors to active community members - the center will further establish Utah as a global destination for sport, performance innovation, and community health," the press release states. Ryan Smith, chairman and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group said that "having a single ownership group and a single healthcare provider across both teams will allow us to innovate, share best practices, and build toward the integrated care that is the future and continue to invest in proactive care, health, and longevity for our teams and the community." "Partnering with Intermountain Health on this campus is one more important step in creating Utah as a destination market for professional athletes and our ability to serve the community at large," he continued. At the center, athletes will reportedly have access to AI-enabled performance insights and movement analysis that connects biomechanics and assesses injury risk, guiding training, recovery, and return-to-play protocols. Intermountain Health will become the official healthcare partner for the Utah Jazz and the Utah Mammoth, beginning July 1, and Select Health will become the exclusive health insurance. SPONSORED CONTENT MORE TO EXPLORE
SEG, Intermountain Health announce sports medicine center at South Town in Sandy. by Megan Brugger, KUTV Wed, May 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM Smith Entertainment Group and Intermountain Health announced a partnership and the creation of a sports medicine center at The Shops at South Town. (Photo: KUTV) SANDY, Utah (KUTV) - Smith Entertainment Group and Intermountain Health announced a partnership and the creation of a sports medicine center at The Shops at South Town. The "first-of-its-kind campus" will combine NBA and NHL practice facilities with the medicine center. "Scheduled to open in 2028, the Intermountain Health Sports Performance Center will be strategically located adjacent to the Utah Mammoth Ice Center and the future Utah Jazz practice facility," a press release states. "This will be the only sports and health campus in the NBA and NHL with two teams under a single ownership group and a single healthcare provider, creating a fully integrated destination for high performance athletes and active individuals seeking advanced recovery, wellness, and innovative care." The center will reportedly expand access to "cutting-edge performance technology, advanced training methodologies, and industry-leading sports medicine services" significantly. It will also offer clinical services such as primary care, sports medicine, orthopedics, physical medicine, rehabilitation, sports performance science, performance therapy, advanced diagnostics, and an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center. "Designed to serve people at every level - from professional athletes to youth competitors to active community members - the center will further establish Utah as a global destination for sport, performance innovation, and community health," the press release states. Ryan Smith, chairman and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group said that "having a single ownership group and a single healthcare provider across both teams will allow us to innovate, share best practices, and build toward the integrated care that is the future and continue to invest in proactive care, health, and longevity for our teams and the community." "Partnering with Intermountain Health on this campus is one more important step in creating Utah as a destination market for professional athletes and our ability to serve the community at large," he continued. At the center, athletes will reportedly have access to AI-enabled performance insights and movement analysis that connects biomechanics and assesses injury risk, guiding training, recovery, and return-to-play protocols. Intermountain Health will become the official healthcare partner for the Utah Jazz and the Utah Mammoth, beginning July 1, and Select Health will become the exclusive health insurance. SPONSORED CONTENT MORE TO EXPLORE
Helmsley Charitable Trust commits $20M to Intermountain Health to expand pediatric behavioral health services in Nevada. LAS VEGAS, May 13, 2026 - The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has committed $20 million to Intermountain Health to expand pediatric behavioral health specialty services in Nevada - one of the largest philanthropic investments of its kind in the state's history. The commitment will support the expansion of world-class pediatric behavioral health services, addressing gaps in access to advanced specialty care within Nevada. This commitment also represents significant progress toward ensuring children receive the care they need within their own community. This collaboration reflects a shared belief between two mission-driven nonprofits: that access to high-quality care should never depend on a family's ZIP code. The Helmsley Charitable Trust has made a sustained, multiyear commitment to strengthening Nevada's healthcare landscape, including prior grants that expanded access to lifesaving ECMO technology, which provides temporary heart and lung support for critically ill patients, across the state. Intermountain Health, recognized nationally for excellence in pediatric care and backed by more than a century of children's hospital expertise, is establishing the groundwork to extend this high standard of healthcare to families in Nevada. This includes a campus with comprehensive world-class services, featuring a 826,600-square-foot standalone children's hospital. Walter Panzirer, a Trustee of the Helmsley Charitable Trust, announced the $20 million commitment, which will support a comprehensive behavioral health care model that will expand access, improve continuity of care, and deliver evidence-based treatment across the full continuum of pediatric mental health. This commitment will help bring world-class pediatric behavioral healthcare to Nevada, ensuring families can stay together in their community during times of medical crisis. Youth in southern Nevada will benefit from a comprehensive behavioral healthcare system, Panzirer said. The funding will help establish a centralized continuum of care that ensures patient access to top-notch services and practitioners. "Many of our children and adolescents navigate behavioral issues, including anger, anxiety, and depression," Panzirer said. "By providing youth access to equitable and developmentally appropriate services closer to home, Intermountain will strengthen early intervention and reduce reliance on emergency and inpatient care." Building on that commitment, Intermountain leaders emphasized how the funding accelerates the community's momentum to broaden access to advanced pediatric services. "This generous endorsement helps us to further define and amplify a historic moment in time for children's health in Nevada," said David Flood, Chief Development Officer, Intermountain Health, and President, Intermountain Foundation. "Every young person deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life - and today is about very intentionally confronting one of our nation's greatest healthcare challenges, while celebrating the power and hope that's created and made stronger when we work together." This commitment will support Intermountain Foundation's emerging Nevada Campaign for Kids, a historic effort chaired by Bill and Wendy Hornbuckle. The campaign aims to advance Intermountain's broader initiative to build a full continuum of pediatric specialty care across the region. By doing so, Intermountain will help keep families together during times of medical crisis and improve health outcomes. "We're building world-class behavioral health care, supported by our talented caregivers, and built for children today and for generations to come," said Mitch Cloward, Region President, Intermountain Health. "This commitment reflects what's possible when mission-driven organizations work together on behalf of children and families." The Helmsley Charitable Trust aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional efforts in the U.S. and around the world in health and select place-based initiatives. To date, Helmsley has awarded more than $900 million in grants to support rural health in the Upper Midwest and beyond, as well as in two U.S. Pacific territories. About Intermountain Health Intermountain Health operates medical facilities in Nevada and in five other western states. Intermountain is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, approximately 400 clinics, medical groups with some 4,600 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs.