Yellowstone National Park - Registered Nurse (RN) - 2027 Seasonal Position

About the role

Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. Tracking Code: 15782. Position Type: Full‑Time/Regular (seasonal). STGi is seeking a seasonal Registered Nurse (RN) to work at medical clinics in Yellowstone National Park for the upcoming spring or summer season. The RN will serve in one of three seasonal clinics located at Old Faithful, Lake Village, and Mammoth Hot Springs. The Old Faithful and Lake Village clinics open in a staggered fashion during April and May and operate until mid‑ to late October each year, providing urgent and emergency care, occupational health, and some primary care to park residents and employees. Limited point‑of‑service lab and x‑ray services are available at all three facilities.

Responsibilities

• Complete triage and initial data collection on all incoming patients.
• Obtain vital signs, objective and subjective data through history taking, physical exam, and review of records.
• Assess the patient's physical and mental condition on an ongoing basis to establish and track baseline status for deviations.
• Document assessments and reassessments using provided documentation tools.
• Utilize electronic health records (EHR) as outlined clinically and clerically.
• Provide pertinent patient transfer notes and associated paperwork, including assessment of current status, complications, and a comprehensive note of changing patient status when necessary.
• Maintain flexibility to reassess and prioritize based on incoming patients, changes in acuity, and fluctuations in environmental conditions.
• Provide care for patients with emergent, non‑emergency, and psychosocial problems.
• Administer proper medications by all routes.
• Take and interpret ECGs.
• Administer and maintain sedation.
• Treat, lift, move, and secure patients for transport; transfer patients to medical facilities from the remote clinic.
• Lift, carry, push, pull, operate, and manipulate a patient gurney in outdoor environments during transfers.
• Render emergency care, move patients from danger, and secure patients for transport in potential rescue scenarios (including mass casualty events assisting the National Park Service).
• Provide basic radiological studies; collaborate with APC to take radiological films.
• Maintain processor and associated equipment per procedure; notify service company or Clinic Administrator of malfunctions or questions.
• Willingness to be trained to take digital x‑rays.
• Maintain filing system according to HIPAA procedures.
• Verify registration information via copy of insurance card and personal interview; obtain registration details from patient or family member.
• Interview patients or family members regarding finances and payment expectations.
• Input all insurance/collections activity to established guidelines.
• Set up acceptable patient payment arrangements when requested, using credit card or personal check verification services.
• Interact courteously and helpfully with patients in person or on the phone; refer unresolved questions to the Charge Nurse or Clinic Manager.
• Identify and eliminate equipment needs (e.g., IV pumps, oxygen tanks); ensure emergency care equipment is readily available and functional.
• Perform point‑of‑service laboratory testing, including specimen shipping, in compliance with procedures and maintain quality improvement as appropriate.

Skills

• Minimum of one year experience in an Emergency Department, ICU, or applicable experience.
• Proficient with electronic medical records.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general medical information, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulatory information.
• Ability to solve detailed and high‑level practical problems and respond to a variety of situations when limited or no standardization is present.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled formats.
• Writes reports, communicates professionally, provides business‑related correspondence, and develops procedural driven instructions and manuals.
• Possesses mastery of business and medical terminology.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Valid unrestricted Wyoming state RN licensure, or an RN license from a compact state.
• Current ACLS & BLS certification.
• TNCC preferred; PALS (or equivalent) preferred.

Requirements

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle and feel, reach with arms, grip and grasp, speak and hear.
• Frequently stands for long periods; may occasionally sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend over 90°, use ladders, use stairs, reach overhead, have outstretched arms, lay prone, and/or maneuver in tight spaces.
• Lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
• Close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception required; vision correction acceptable.
• May be required to lift, carry, push, pull, operate, and manipulate a patient gurney in outdoor environments.
• Work performed primarily inside clinic buildings in Yellowstone National Park, providing medical care to patients with a variety of conditions.
• May be exposed to periods of emergencies and high activity.
• Available on‑call for after‑hours patients on a rotational basis as outlined by operational needs.
• Potential need to travel between clinics; travel to another clinic for orientation depending on location.