Job Description

This position is for a pediatric Forensic Nurse with the Center for Safe and Healthy Families. The primary location for this position will be at Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake Campus, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. This position will require response to afterhours cases at both Primary Children's Salt Lake and Primary Children's Lehi Campuses. This position is full-time, 36 hours/week, with varying shifts and hours. This position does qualify for full-time benefits with Intermountain Health.

Pediatric Registered Nurse – Forensic Program (Safe & Healthy Families)

Primary Children’s Hospital

About the Center for Safe & Healthy Families

The Center for Safe and Healthy Families is the Child Protection/Maltreatment team at Primary Children’s Hospital. We specialize in patient‑centered, trauma‑informed care for children and adolescents who present with concerns of physical abuse, sexual abuse, or medical neglect. Our team provides both scheduled clinic services and urgent forensic response in the Emergency Department (ED).

What Our Nurses Do

Our forensic nurses play a vital role in ensuring compassionate, evidence‑based care for vulnerable patients. In this role, you will:

• Provide 24/7 coverage through scheduled shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Triage calls and respond urgently to the ED for forensic nursing evaluations
• Conduct independent after‑hours assessments for patients presenting with concerns of sexual abuse or assault
• Collaborate closely with SHF physicians and the ED team
• Photograph injuries, collect evidence, and perform genital exams using colposcopy
• Complete mandatory reporting to Law Enforcement and Child Protective Services
• Support patients and families with sensitivity, professionalism, and trauma‑informed care
  
  

Ideal candidates have exceptional assessment skills, strong critical thinking abilities, and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.

Why Work With Us

• Purpose-driven impact: Be part of a mission-focused team advocating for the safety and well-being of children and families.
• Specialized training: Gain advanced skills in forensic nursing, evidence collection, and trauma-informed care.
• Supportive team culture: Work with physicians, social workers, and ED professionals committed to compassion, integrity, and excellent patient care.
• Professional growth: Opportunities for continuing education, skill development, and career advancement in forensic and pediatric care.
• Meaningful work environment: Every shift makes a real difference in protecting children and supporting families through difficult circumstances.
  
  

Schedule

• Part-time, 30 hours/week
• Varying shifts, including required nights, weekends, and holidays
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice
• Valid compact licenses must be transferred within 60 days of hire
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN)
• RNs with under 12 months of experience must obtain their BSN within 4 years of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution (degree will be verified)
  
  

Note: BSN requirement effective as of the last job description update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted before this date are held to the requirements in place at the time of hire or promotion.

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 Primary Childrens Hospital, Primary Childrens at Lehi

Work City

Salt Lake City

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

30

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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