RN Hospital (Full-time/Columbus)
Columbus, Montana
Posted Sep 2
- Shift
- Rotating
- Hours a week
- 36
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Rotating · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Montana is $38/hr, across 98 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
You’ll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.
And you’ll want to stay at Billings Clinic for the amazing teamwork, caring atmosphere, and a culture that values kindness, safety and courage. This is an incredible place to learn and grow. Billings, Montana, is a friendly, college community in the Rocky Mountains with great schools and abundant family activities. Amazing outdoor recreation is just minutes from home. Four seasons of sunshine!
You can make a difference here.
About Us
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Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital. Learn more about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.
Your Benefits
We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all full- and part-time employees (minimum of 20 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more.
Magnet: Commitment to Nursing Excellence
Billings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years.
Pre-Employment Requirements
All new employees must complete several pre-employment requirements prior to starting.
RN Hospital (Full-time/Columbus)
Stillwater Billings Clinic (STILLWATER BILLINGS CLINIC)
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- Shift: Day, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
- Hours per Pay Period: 0.90 = 72 hours every two weeks (Non-Exempt)
- Starting Wage DOE: $33.06 - 42.07
Working under general supervision, the RN employs the full nursing process—assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation—while utilizing both theoretical knowledge and clinical skills to promote and maintain patient health. Requires integrating evidence-based nursing practices aligned with national standards to achieve quality outcomes. Accountable for the quality of nursing care provided, overseeing the care plan with a focus on maintaining professionalism.
Involved in delivering exceptional nursing care to patients in acute, swing bed, and emergency care settings, in close collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals. The ideal candidate will exhibit clinical expertise, a strong dedication to patient-centered care, and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, rural healthcare setting.
Essential Job Functions
- Meet all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements, maintaining competency in standards related to environment, employee and patient safety, and job performance.
- Utilize a holistic approach and evidence-based nursing practices to integrate the nursing process—assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation—into a goal-directed plan of care for each patient.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to deliver patient-centered care that meets specific needs.
- Ensure timely and accurate documentation in patient medical records, adhering to departmental policies and procedures.
- Adhere to safety standards, proactively identifying and addressing potential safety issues with appropriate actions.
- Maintain proficiency in using relevant equipment, understanding pharmacology, and interpreting laboratory values pertinent to patient care.
- Integrate evidence-based practices supported by nursing research into specialty areas to enhance patient outcomes.
- Apply performance improvement principles to continually assess and improve the quality of patient care.
- Take responsibility for personal and professional growth, meeting all system and departmental educational requirements.
- Demonstrate supportive and caring behaviors in communication with patients, families, visitors, and the interdisciplinary care team.
- Provide care that is appropriate and sensitive to the population-specific needs of each patient.
- Delegate assignments and tasks to CNA with supervision to ensure patient care is completed according to Billings Clinic Policy.
- Attend department trainings and meetings to stay informed on policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance.
- Performs all other duties as assigned or as needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- Two (2) Year / Associate’s Degree of Science in Nursing
- Four (4) Year / Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing – Preferred
Experience
- Preferable experience in acute care or critical access hospital setting
Certifications and Licenses
- Current Montana license as a Registered Nurse - At hire
- ACLS - Within 6 months of hire ~ Must obtain prior to working independently on the unit.
- PALS - Within 6 months of hire ~ Must obtain prior to working independently on the unit.
- TNCC - Within 1 year of hire
- BLS/Healthcare Provider
Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more at www.billingsclinic.com/aboutus
Billings Clinic is committed to being an inclusive and welcoming employer, that strives to be kind, safe, and courageous in all we do. As an equal opportunity employer, our policies and processes are designed to achieve fair and equitable treatment of all employees and job applicants. All employees and job applicants will be provided the same treatment in all aspects of the employment relationship, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, and/or disability.
To ensure we provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees, please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.
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“Preferable experience in acute care or critical access hospital setting” · from this posting
Requirements
- Two (2) Year / Associate’s Degree of Science in Nursing
- Four (4) Year / Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing – Preferred
- Preferable experience in acute care or critical access hospital setting
- Current Montana license as a Registered Nurse - At hire
- ACLS - Within 6 months of hire ~ Must obtain prior to working independently on the unit.
- PALS - Within 6 months of hire ~ Must obtain prior to working independently on the unit.
- TNCC - Within 1 year of hire
- BLS/Healthcare Provider
Place
- City
- Columbus, Montana
- State price level
- 5% below the national average
- Campus
- Stillwater Billings Clinic
Montana index 94.6, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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You would be walking into a 336-bed Level I Trauma Center that is also Montana’s first Magnet-designated hospital and a four-time Magnet designee. Billings Clinic is a not-for-profit, physician-led system with more than 4,500 employees and roughly 600 providers across…
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