New Graduate Nurse Residency Winter Cohort
Miles City, Montana
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients.
Posted Sep 29 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Variable shifts, current need for nights 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Med Surg / ICU / Extended Care Unit · Hospital Available Units: Med Surg / ICU /Extended Care Unit
- License
- RN license Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is requiredRegistered Nurse license in state of practice
- Term
- Permanent Full-time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program New Graduate Nurse Residency Winter Cohort
- License
- Registered Nurse license in state of practice Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is required
- Education
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing Required: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required.
- Education
- BSN within 4 years of hire for ADN graduates without 15 years acute care experienceAfter hire · complete a BSN degree within four (4) years from the Registered Nurses date of hire
Preferred
- Certification
- Certification appropriate for unit or service Certification as appropriate for unit or service is preferred Required
- Education
- Bachelor's degree of Nursing Bachelor's degree of Nursing is preferred Required Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is required
- Experience
- Previous experience as a Registered Nurse
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most Montana staff postingsMontana staff postings that state pay run $31/hr to $57/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $50/hr, across 214 postings.
- Pay reviews
- Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience
Benefits
- BenefitsPaid clinical training hoursPaid clinical training hours
- BenefitsGenerous benefits package
The role and schedule
- Care model
- Hybrid position between 2 units May include a hybrid position between 2 units
- Day to day
- Reviews and monitors therapy and treatment plans
- Day to day
- Documents in accordance with hospital and regulatory guidelines
- Day to day
- Uses resources as needed
- Day to day
- Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health
- Day to day
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Floating
- Float to other departments based on business need
- Weekends
- Ability to work nights and/or weekends Ability to work nights and/or weekends is required for identified positions.
- On call
- On-call during regularly scheduled shift
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program ***An RN with more than one year of nursing experience is not required to attend the nurse residency program and should apply to "Experienced RN" positions only.
- Residency
- Winter Cohort
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you Dedicated RN preceptorship support
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
Posted on Holy Rosary Healthcare’s careers page.
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The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members. Posting Specifics Benefits Eligible: Yes Shift Details: Full-time (36 hours per week).
Variable shifts; however, the current need is for night shifts . Available Units: Med Surg / ICU /Extended Care Unit May include a hybrid position between 2 units Program highlights include Paid clinical training hours Simulation-based learning and educational webinars Case study reviews and skill development sessions Monthly in-person learning and collaboration meetings Dedicated RN preceptorship support An RN with more than one year of nursing experience is not required to attend the nurse residency program and should apply to "Experienced RN" positions only. To learn more about the nurse residency program click the link below. https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/professional-training-programs/nursing-education-residencies #newgradRN Scope
- Reviews and monitors therapy and treatment plans.
- Documents in accordance with hospital and regulatory guidelines.
- Uses resources as needed.
- Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need.
- May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift. Required: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required. A Registered Nurse with an AS DN degree must complete a BSN degree within four (4) years from the Registered Nurses date of hire unless the Registered Nurse has a minimum of fifteen (15) years of proven continuous Registered Nurse experience in an acute care setting. Failure to obtain a BSN degree within that time frame may result in suspension or termination of employment. Any Registered Nurse who takes legally protected leave during the Four (4) year completion period may have the period extended by a comparable amount of time.
Minimum Qualifications Required Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is required Preferred Bachelor's degree of Nursing is preferred Required Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice is required Certification as appropriate for unit or service is preferred Required Previous experience as a Registered Nurse is preferred To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily The requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regular attendance to perform work on site during regularly scheduled business hours or scheduled shifts is required.
Ability to work nights and/or weekends is required for identified positions. Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.- and -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.- and -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.- and -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.- and -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).- and -May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Location
Holy Rosary Hospital
Work City
Miles City
Work State
Montana
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $34.62 - $52.51 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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What's around it?
Miles City, MTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $926/mo
- Household income
- $67,727/yr, all local households, not nurse pay