Operating Room Registered Nurse
Bozeman, MT
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Evenings, Rotating
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Location: Bozeman, Montana
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse collaborates with the healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and implement patient and family education, and initiate appropriate interventions. This role involves comprehensive patient assessment, diagnosis, individualized care planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing practice in accordance with professional standards.

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licensure in Montana
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited School of Nursing, Associate degree, or Diploma
• American Heart Association BLS certification
• American Heart Association ACLS certification
• Minimum 18 months of Registered Nurse experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)
• 1 year circulating experience
• 1 year scrub experience

Essential Job Functions

• Collect and analyze comprehensive patient health data
• Develop and implement individualized plans of care
• Promote health and maintain a safe environment
• Continuously improve nursing practice quality and effectiveness
• Evaluate own nursing practice against professional standards and regulations
• Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members
• Integrate ethical standards and research findings into practice
• Provide leadership within the professional practice setting

Skills and Abilities

• Sound judgment and professional demeanor
• Ability to work in a busy, stressful environment
• Creativity, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Flexibility to work varied shifts
• Tact, discretion, sensitivity, and confidentiality
• Self-directed with minimal oversight
• Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

Stroke Competency

• Comply with policies and protocols related to hyperacute and acute stroke care
• Complete 2 hours of initial cerebrovascular disease (stroke) education within one year of hire
• Participate in 1 hour of annual cerebrovascular disease (stroke) education

Shift Details

• Variable day shifts with call
• Flexibility to cover all shifts is required

Additional Information

• Candidates must live at least 90 miles away from the facility to be considered
• Facility reserves the right to cancel up to three shifts during the 13-week contract due to low census or unforeseen circumstances

Prior Travel Experience

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position.