RN- OR (Bozeman, MT)

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse works in a collaborative and cooperative relationship with other members of the health care team, plans and implements patient and family education and is responsible for assessing the needs and initiating appropriate intervention for patients.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from accredited School of Nursing, Associates degree, or Diploma
• Montana Licensure (Registered Nurse)
• American Heart Association BLS
• American Heart Association ACLS within 6 months of hire
• 18 months of Registered Nurse experience
• Preferred: Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)
• Preferred: 1 year circulating experience
• Preferred: 1 year scrub experience
  
  

Essential Job Functions

• Collects Comprehensive data pertinent to the patients health or the situation (Assessment)
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues (Diagnosis)
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or the situation
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes (Plan of Care)
• Implements the identified plan of care
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment
• Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
• Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice
• Evaluates ones own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues
• Collaborates with patient, family and others in the conduct of nursing practice
• Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice
• Integrates research findings into practice
• Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrates sound judgement, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
• Ability to work in a busy and stressful environment
• Creativity, problem analysis and decision making
• Ability to work varied shifts
• Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentiality
• Self-directed, completes assignments accurately, thoroughly and with minimal oversight
• Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Stroke Competency:
• Complies with hospital policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines related to care for patients with hyperacute and acute stroke
• Participates in two hours of initial cerebrovascular disease (stoke) education within one year of hire
• Participates in one hour annually of cerebrovascular disease (stroke) education
  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job classification. They are not to be construed as a contract of any type nor an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by individuals so classified.

Position Urgency

Normal

Shifts

Evening shift, 8 or 10 hr shifts, with NO CALL.

State License Details

Must Be Currently Active

Minimum Years Of Experience

2

Minimum Guaranteed Hours

40

Specialty Type

Candidates must live at least 90 miles from facility to be considered for assignment. Do not submit candidates living less than 90 miles from facility.

Facility reserves the right to cancel three (3) shifts per 13-week contract in the event of low census or other unforeseen circumstances.

Sub Specialty

Operating Room, Operating Room / Circulate, Operating Room / Circulation & Scrub, Operating Room / Scrub

General Certifications:, General Certifications(BLS/BCLS)

Nursing Certifications

Contract Length in Weeks:

13