About this role
Schedule:
Full Time
Positions Available: 2
Job Location Type: On-site
Job Location: Blue Mountain Hospital, John Day, OR
Position Summary
The New Graduate Registered Nurse is an entry-level nursing professional who is highly motivated, eager to learn, and committed to providing exceptional patient-centered care. This position is designed for newly licensed RNs seeking to develop a broad clinical skill set through hands-on experience in multiple nursing specialties, including Emergency Services (ER), Obstetrics (OB), and other patient care areas as needed.
The ideal candidate demonstrates initiative, adaptability, strong critical thinking skills, and a passion for continuous learning. Working alongside experienced nurses, providers, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams, the New Graduate RN will participate in a structured orientation and mentorship program designed to build confidence, clinical competence, and professional growth across diverse patient populations and care settings.
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This role offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of nursing disciplines while developing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide safe, high-quality care. Successful candidates will embrace new challenges, seek feedback, and demonstrate a willingness to cross-train and grow within a dynamic rural healthcare environment.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
Labor Delivery, Post-Partum and Nursery
Provides direct patient care in the Labor and Delivery, Nursery and Post-Partum setting. Provides assessment and planning for individualized patient care. Communicates with physicians about changes in patient’s clinical condition including fetal monitoring and results of diagnostic studies. Responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition and response to treatment.
Emergency Department
Provides professional nursing care within the Emergency Department; coordinates care planning with other disciplines. Determines priorities of care based on physical and psychosocial needs of patients, as well as factors influencing patient flow through the system. Communicates with ED physicians regarding changes in condition or response to treatment.
Medical/Surgical/Swing Bed
Provides direct and indirect patient care in the medical-surgical and swing bed setting. Communicates with physicians/Nurse Manager/co-workers, as appropriate, about changes in patient’s clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies and symptomology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Maintains self-motivation and sustains a high level of momentum.
Able to successfully prioritize when faced with requests, demands and deadlines.
Knowledge of customer service concepts.
Must be extremely detail oriented and able to accurately assess patient and document findings in the electronic medical record.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Proven ability to work as part of a team, in a fast-paced environment.
Expresses excellent judgment, discretion and decision-making abilities.
Supports and maintains a culture of safety, quality and positive patient experience.
Working knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, CMS, National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs), HIPPA and continued readiness related to healthcare or hospital standards.
Ability to prioritize, highly organized.
High work ethic, low absenteeism, attends staff meetings and other mandatory trainings as required.
Required
Education & Experience Requirements
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Preferred
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Certification & Licensure Requirements
Required
Maintains RN License, in good standing with State of Oregon.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certified by American Heart Association (AHA).
ACLS
NRP
Preferred
PALS
TNCC
For More Information, Contact
Human Resources
humanresources@bluemountainhospital.org | 541-575-3820
Why Blue Mountain Hospital District & Grant County?
The Blue Mountain Hospital District (BMHD) is located in Grant County, Oregon, at the heart of the John Day River, in beautiful, rural, Eastern Oregon. Our District is comprised of a Critical Access Hospital (CAH), Family & Rural Medicine Clinic, Home Care and Hospice, Emergency Medical Services, an Intermediate Care Center and all of the supporting ancillary departments necessary to care for the health and wellness of our community.
Our District spans from John Day to Prairie City, nestled in a valley surrounded by the Blue Mountains. The Strawberry Mountain Range and John Day River Valley offers a variety of outdoor activities, from abundant hiking/mountain biking/horse riding trails to high and low lakes and ponds. Our area is known to be a “go to” place not just for recreation, but also for big game hunting and fishing!
Join our family-like team and settle into a lifestyle that is hard to beat!
For more information on our area, visit our Grant County Chamber of Commerce page at: https://www.gcoregonlive.com/
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About the employer

Blue Mountain Hospital District
Community Hospital
You are walking into Blue Mountain Hospital District in John Day, Oregon—a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital at 170 Ford Road that also runs Strawberry Wilderness Community Clinic, Home Care & Hospice, EMS, and a 40-bed Care Center in Prairie City.…
25 beds
What reviewers appreciate
- +New-grad RN structured orientation and mentorship with cross-training in ER, OB, and Med-Surg/Swing Bed
- +$10,000 RN sign-on bonus has been offered
- +Retirement accounts with 5% employer match plus Moda medical, HRA VEBA, vision, life, AD&D, and AirMed
What reviewers flag
- −September 2025 layoffs of nine clinical and leadership roles amid operating losses and Medicaid uncertainty
- −Rural expectation that new-grad RNs float and cross-train across multiple specialties as needed
- −Indeed detail scores for management/job security (3.4) and culture (3.5) sit only in the mid-3s
Benefits: Retirement accounts with 5% employer match; medical via Moda Health; HRA VEBA opt-out; vision; voluntary dental; basic life; AD&D; AirMed membership; Life Flight discount; VTO; gym discount. RN sign-on bonus of $10,000 has been advertised. NP package described as competitive salary, bonuses, retirement, and generous CME.
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