Emergency Department Registered Nurse
Big Sky, Montana
Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Location: Big Sky, Montana
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position 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 requires competence in emergency nursing and critical care practices.

Required Qualifications

• Current Montana RN Licensure
• American Heart Association BLS Certification
• American Heart Association ACLS Certification
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification
• American Heart Association PALS or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course certification
• Minimum 1 year of emergency nursing or critical care experience

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Essential Job Functions

• Collect and analyze comprehensive patient health data
• Develop and implement individualized plans of care
• Promote health and safety in the care environment
• Maintain and enhance nursing practice quality and effectiveness
• Evaluate 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
• Comply with policies related to hyper acute and acute stroke care
• Participate in annual stroke education (4 hours) and trauma-related education (6 hours)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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

Schedule Requirements

• Regular and sustained attendance required
• May include working beyond a 40-hour workweek, weekends, and after-hours shifts
• On-call work may be required

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting up to 50 pounds
• Repeated sitting, standing, walking, twisting, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching above shoulder level, pushing, and pulling
• Continuous fine-finger movements and close visual acuity
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, radiation, chemicals, infectious diseases, and emotionally challenging situations

Additional Information

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

Prior Travel Experience

• Prior travel experience is required for this position.