Registered Nurse New Graduate Resource Pool

Registered Nurse (RN)

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. 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.

Begin your nursing career with confidence through our comprehensive Nurse Residency Program, designed to support your transition from student to professional nurse. You'll receive structured training, hands-on experience, and dedicated mentorship to help you thrive in your new role.

What is the Nurse Residency Program? Designed for New Grad RNs (less than one year of RN experience), this program bridges the gap between classroom learning and confident clinical practice. You'll receive:

• Paid clinical hours
• Webinars & simulations
• Case studies
• Monthly in-person meetings
• Support from experienced nurse mentors

Position Details

Shift: This is a full-time position (36 hours per week) with variable shifts, including days, nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays to ensure continuity of patient care. There are currently no on-call requirements associated with this role. However, on-call coverage may be implemented in the future based on staffing needs or escalation of the critical staffing incentive program. We don't plan on hiring for this position until end of August first September

Location: St. Vincent Regional Hospital — Billings, Montana

Pay: Starting at $38.37 per hour, with the potential for increased pay based on prior experience.

Benefits Eligibility: This position is benefits eligible.

Additional Details: The New Graduate RN will complete a nurse residency program while orienting across all Medical-Surgical units within the hospital. These units include:

• Neuro-Trauma Unit
• Orthopedic Unit
• Observation Unit
• Cardiovascular Unit
• Medical Oncology Unit
• Medical Unit

After successfully completing orientation and demonstrating the ability to safely care for higher-acuity patients while performing required tasks and assessments, there may be opportunities to discuss cross-training into specialty departments as the nurse grows within the role.

This position offers broad clinical exposure and the opportunity to work alongside experienced interdisciplinary teams in a supportive, mission-driven environment.

Resource Pool RNs receive a 10% float differential in recognition of their flexibility, clinical expertise, and ability to adapt to varying patient populations and workflows.

Why Billings, Montana?

Billings isn't just a place to work—it's a place to thrive. Known as the "Magic City" for its rapid growth, Billings is Montana's largest city and a vibrant hub of culture, nature, and opportunity.

Here are a few reasons you'll love living and working here:

• Stunning Natural Beauty: Surrounded by the iconic Rimrocks—sandstone cliffs offering breathtaking views—and nestled along the Yellowstone River, Billings is a paradise for outdoor lovers.
• Gateway to Adventure: Just a few hours from Yellowstone National Park and near the Little Bighorn Battlefield, it's a perfect base for weekend getaways.
• Rich History & Culture: Explore the Moss Mansion, Western Heritage Center, and Pictograph Cave State Park, or catch a show at the Alberta Bair Theater.
• Thriving Community: With a strong healthcare presence, including two major hospitals, and a growing economy, Billings offers both professional growth and a welcoming community.
• Unique Local Flavor: Enjoy a lively craft beer scene, local festivals like the Magic City Blues Festival, and Montana's largest shopping mall, Rimrock Mall.

Essential Functions

• Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
• Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
• Professionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others.Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery.

Skills

• Patient Care Delivery
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Documentations
• Professional Etiquette
• Accountability
• Patient Care Coordination
• Communication
• Patient Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

Minimum Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

* Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

Physical Requirements

• 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. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• 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.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital

Work City:

Billings

Work State:

Montana

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$38.37 - $56.17

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without