RN | Acute Care Unit (ACU)
Kalispell, Montana
Join our 40-bed Acute Care Unit , a fast-paced environment that provides exceptional care to patients with a wide variety of medical conditions and treatment needs. Logan Health is a community hospital.
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour day shifts · Day shifts · 3 12-hour Day Shifts Day Shift - 12 Hours (United States of America) Schedule: 36 Hours per Week | 3 12-hour Day Shifts36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Acute Care Unit (ACU) · Hospital
- License
- RN license Current Montana RN license (or compact license) requiredCurrent Montana RN license or compact license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current Montana RN license or compact license Current Montana RN license (or compact license) required Check your license
- Certification
- CPR/BLS certification CPR/BLS certification required
- Also asks
- Strong clinical judgment and communication skills
- Also asks
- Compassion for geriatric and medically complex patients
- Also asks
- Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment
Preferred
- Experience
- Med/Surg experience Previous Med/Surg experience preferred
What it pays
- Call differential
- enhanced total rewards including improved differentials, certification pay, call pay, tuition reimbursement, and more. enhanced total rewards including improved differentials, certification pay, call pay, tuition reimbursement, and more.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Extra pay
- Differentials
- Extra pay
- Certification pay
- Extra pay
- Call pay
- Pay reviews
- Higher starting rates based on experience Inpatient RN wages start at $41.78/hour, with higher starting rates based on experience.
Benefits
- BenefitsTuition reimbursement
- BenefitsRN fellowshipsGrow your career, strengthen your practice, and have a voice through professional development, RN fellowships, career advancement, and shared governance.
- BenefitsSelf-scheduling opportunitiesSelf-scheduling opportunities that support work-life balance
- BenefitsTuition reimbursement and professional development supportTuition reimbursement and professional development support
- BenefitsMedical, Dental and Vision coverageComprehensive Benefits package including: Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
- BenefitsEmployer Paid & Voluntary Life coverageEmployer Paid & Voluntary Life coverage
More benefits (2)
- BenefitsRetirement savings plan with employer contributionsRetirement savings plan with employer contributions
- BenefitsDiscounted Logan Health Fitness Center membershipDiscounted Logan Health Fitness Center membership
The role and schedule
- Union
- SEIU-represented positions Recently increased RN wage scale for SEIU-represented positions
- Patients
- Patients with COPD, CHF, sepsis, diabetes, kidney disease, dementia, gastrointestinal disorders, complex wounds, post-surgical, and step-down transitions
- Day to day
- Coordinating care for diagnostic tests and procedures
- Patients
- Post-surgical and step-down patients transitioning from higher levels of care The unit also cares for post-surgical patients and serves as a step-down destination for patients transitioning from higher levels of care.
- Day to day
- Assessment, prioritization, and critical thinking with admissions, discharges, and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Unit size
- 40-bed Acute Care Unit Join our 40-bed Acute Care Unit , a fast-paced environment that provides exceptional care to patients with a wide variety of medical conditions and treatment needs.
- Scheduling
- Self-scheduling offered
The workplace
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Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path
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Nursing Just Got More Rewarding at Logan Health
Inpatient RN wages start at $41.78/hour, with higher starting rates based on experience. This puts Logan Health among the most competitive employers in Montana for RN compensation, with enhanced total rewards including improved differentials, certification pay, call pay, tuition reimbursement, and more.
Join a nursing community focused on clinical excellence, with DNV standards and a newly launched journey toward Magnet recognition.
Grow your career, strengthen your practice, and have a voice through professional development, RN fellowships, career advancement, and shared governance. With Planetree Person-Centered Care, patients, families and caregivers remain at the heart of what we do. ACU is an excellent fit for nurses who enjoy a fast-paced environment, diverse patient populations, and the opportunity to build broad clinical expertise that translates across virtually every area of nursing practice.
Our Mission : Quality, compassionate care for all.
Our Vision : Reimagine health care through connection, service and innovation.
Our Core Values : Be Kind | Trust and Be Trusted | Work Together | Strive for Excellence.
Join our 40-bed Acute Care Unit , a fast-paced environment that provides exceptional care to patients with a wide variety of medical conditions and treatment needs.
Nurses care for patients with diagnoses such as COPD, CHF, sepsis, diabetes, kidney disease, dementia, gastrointestinal disorders, and complex wounds, while coordinating care for numerous diagnostic tests and procedures. The unit also cares for post-surgical patients and serves as a step-down destination for patients transitioning from higher levels of care.
With a high volume of admissions, discharges, and interdisciplinary collaboration, ACU nurses develop strong assessment, prioritization, and critical thinking skills while helping patients progress toward recovery and discharge.
Nursing is at the Heart of Everything We Do
As Logan Health continues to invest in our nursing workforce, we're actively seeking experienced RNs who want to practice in an environment where their expertise is valued. Through competitive wages, Shared Governance, self-scheduling, professional development opportunities, and our Magnet journey, we're building the future of nursing in Northwest Montana and we'd love for you to be part of it.
Why Logan Health Nursing?
We're actively investing in permanent nursing teams across Logan Health. As we continue building a strong, stable workforce, we're seeking experienced nurses who want to grow their careers, influence nursing practice, and make a long-term impact within their unit, their patients, and our community.
- Recently increased RN wage scale for SEIU-represented positions
- Shared Governance model that empowers nurses to influence practice
- Active Magnet journey focused on nursing excellence
- Self-scheduling opportunities that support work-life balance
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
- Comprehensive Benefits package including: Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
- Employer Paid & Voluntary Life coverage
- Retirement savings plan with employer contributions
- Discounted Logan Health Fitness Center membership
- Collaborative, team-focused culture
- Opportunities for advancement across a growing healthcare system
Live Where Others Vacation
At Logan Health, you'll build a meaningful nursing career while enjoying everything Northwest Montana has to offer. Surrounded by Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake, Whitefish Mountain Resort, and endless opportunities for outdoor recreation, the Flathead Valley offers an unmatched quality of life for those seeking both professional fulfillment and personal adventure.
Qualifications
- Current Montana RN license (or compact license) required
- CPR/BLS certification required
- Previous Med/Surg experience preferred
- Strong clinical judgment and communication skills
- Compassion for geriatric and medically complex patients
- Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment
Shift
Day Shift - 12 Hours (United States of America)
Schedule
36 Hours per Week | 3 12-hour Day Shifts
Logan Health operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Schedules are set to accommodate the requirements of the position and the needs of the organization and may be adjusted as needed.
Notice of Pre-Employment Screening Requirements
If you receive a job offer, please note all offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment screening, which includes:
Criminal background check
Reference checks
Drug Screening
Health and Immunizations Screening
Physical Demand Review/Screening
Equal Opportunity Employer
Logan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA/M-F/Vet/Disability). We encourage all qualified individuals to apply for employment. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on protected veteran status, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you require accommodation to complete the application, testing or interview process, please notify Human Resources.
What's around it?
Kalispell, MT
Living costs about 5% below the US average