Registered Nurse Ortho Med Trauma

Scope of Practice

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.

Shift Details

• Night shift only

Hospital Information

• Hospital: St Vincent Regional Hospital
• Location: Billings, Montana
• System: Intermountain Health

Ortho Unit Info and Fun Facts

• Unit: Med Surg Ortho Floor
• Specialization: Caring for a variety of both medical and surgical patients
• Features: Multiple lifts, sit to stand lifts, and unit touring available

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) certification

Additional Job Description

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
• 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
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• 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
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• Interact with others by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing
• Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands
• See and read computer monitors and documents
• Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment
• May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching

Benefits Eligibility

• Yes

Pay and Schedule

• $38.37 - $56.17 per hour

Culture, Training, and Development

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
• 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
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
• 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
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• Interact with others by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing
• Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands
• See and read computer monitors and documents
• Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment
• May require lifting and transporting objects and office supplies, bending, kneeling and reaching