Extended Care RN
Miles City, MT
Bestica
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

37568645

🌙 Travel Registered Nurse – Extended Care / Long-Term Care

Location: Miles City, Montana
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night 12s
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts | 36 hours/week
Openings: 1

💙 Make a Meaningful Impact as a Travel RN

Take your nursing career on the road with this exciting Travel RN – Extended Care opportunity in Miles City, Montana!

This role is an excellent fit for an RN who enjoys providing compassionate, individualized care and building meaningful relationships with residents. You'll play an important role in advocating for residents, coordinating comprehensive care, supporting families, and helping residents achieve or maintain their highest practicable level of function and quality of life.

With a 3 × 12-hour night-shift schedule, this assignment offers a great combination of meaningful clinical work and valuable time away from the bedside.

✨ Why Consider This Opportunity?

• 13-week travel assignment in beautiful Montana
• Night 12-hour shifts
• Convenient 3 × 12 schedule
• 36 hours per week
• Opportunity to build meaningful relationships with long-term care residents
• Strong focus on resident-centered and individualized care
• Opportunity to utilize your clinical judgment, assessment, and leadership skills
• Work collaboratively with physicians, CNAs, therapists, and other healthcare professionals
• Gain valuable experience in Long-Term Care / Extended Care
• Ideal opportunity for experienced LTC, SNF, Rehab, Post-Acute, Geriatric, or Med-Surg RNs
• Only 1 position available

🩺 Your Responsibilities

As an Extended Care RN, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive nursing care while serving as a strong advocate for residents.

Assessment & Care Planning

• Complete comprehensive admission histories and physical assessments.
• Perform ongoing assessments to identify changes in resident condition.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care.
• Review and incorporate laboratory, imaging, and diagnostic information into care planning.
• Monitor residents for changes in nutritional, functional, and clinical status.
• Identify and appropriately report potential signs of neglect or abuse.

Clinical Care

• Provide safe, compassionate, and evidence-based nursing care.
• Administer medications and IV therapies within scope of practice and applicable policies.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to urgent and emergent changes in resident condition.
• Demonstrate strong clinical judgment and technical nursing competency.
• Accurately document nursing interventions, resident responses, and outcomes.
• Continuously evaluate resident progress and adjust care plans according to changing needs.

Resident & Family Advocacy

• Serve as a dedicated resident advocate.
• Partner with residents and families to support informed healthcare decisions.
• Identify resident and family education needs and provide appropriate education.
• Incorporate resident preferences, goals, and needs into daily care.
• Help residents achieve or maintain their highest practicable level of function.
• Support continuity of care throughout the resident's stay.

Teamwork & Leadership

• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals.
• Coordinate medical and nursing plans of care.
• Delegate responsibilities appropriately based on resident needs and staff competency.
• Supervise, coach, counsel, and evaluate assigned CNA staff.
• Promote teamwork, communication, safety, and quality improvement.
• Serve as a professional role model for other members of the healthcare team.

Discharge & Regulatory Responsibilities

• Identify and document discharge and transition-of-care needs.
• Coordinate transfer and discharge activities.
• Provide and document instructions related to medications, activity, wound care, and follow-up appointments.
• Maintain knowledge of CMS regulations, Medicare skilled-care requirements, and MDS criteria.
• Ensure documentation accurately reflects resident condition and supports the need for continued care.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and maintain professional standards.

🎓 Required Qualifications

• ASN / Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
• Current RN license in the state of practice.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively for clinical documentation.
• Strong clinical assessment, organization, communication, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within an interdisciplinary team.

⭐ Ideal Experience

Experience in any of the following settings is highly desirable:

Long-Term Care • Extended Care • Skilled Nursing • SNF • Post-Acute Care • Rehabilitation • Geriatric Nursing • Med-Surg

💪 Physical Requirements

Candidates should be comfortable with the physical demands associated with nursing care, including standing, walking, sitting, pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and other routine clinical activities.

The position may require frequent lifting/carrying of objects up to approximately 50 lbs. and the ability to safely handle heavier objects as required.

🌙 Assignment Details

Position: Travel RN – Extended Care
Specialty: Long-Term Care
Location: Miles City, Montana
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night 12s
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts
Hours: 36 hours/week
Openings: 1

🚨 Don't Miss This Opportunity!

If you're an RN looking for a 13-week travel assignment with a 3 × 12 night schedule, meaningful resident interactions, and the opportunity to make a lasting difference in a long-term care environment, this could be an excellent next assignment.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply soon — only 1 opening is currently available!