Charge Nurse | Operating Room | Weekend | Part Time

Logan Health Medical Center; Kalispell (MT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Employer-paid life insurance

Voluntary life and disability

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Education Assistance Program

Onsite childcare

Job summary

Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell, Montana, is seeking a Weekend Day Shift Charge Nurse to lead nursing staff, coordinate patient care, and maintain high standards of service. The role emphasizes clinical leadership, mentorship, and timely decision-making in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The position requires Montana RN licensure or a multi-state compact, RQI Provider (BLS) within 7 days, and strong clinical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Current Montana RN license or multi-state compact with MT authorization.
• RQI Provider (BLS) certification within 7 days of hire/transfer.
• Strong knowledge of professional nursing practice, patient assessment, medical terminology, and evidence-based care.
• Ability to prioritize, delegate, and lead in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to patient confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, and applicable regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care using the nursing process.
• Coordinate patient care activities and serve as clinical leader for nursing staff during shifts.
• Mentor and support team members to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Respond to changing patient conditions by prioritizing care and making clinical decisions.
• Implement provider orders accurately and document thoroughly per standards.
• Maintain patient safety, infection prevention, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance.
• Educate patients and families about health conditions, treatments, and discharge plans.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Communication

Critical thinking

HIPAA compliance

Time management

Education

BSN preferred

Tools

RQI Provider (BLS)

Job description

At Logan Health, we're more than just a healthcare provider – we're a community. Nestled in the heart of Montana, we are committed to delivering exceptional care to our patients while fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment for our team. As a member of Logan Health, you'll be part of a dynamic team that values compassion, innovation, and excellence. We offer opportunities for growth, comprehensive benefits, and a chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those we serve. Come join us and experience the Logan Health difference, where your passion meets purpose in a place you'll be proud to call home. 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 the Weekend Shift Leadership Team at Logan Health – Where Compassionate Care, Clinical Excellence, and Strong Leadership Make Every Day Count! Location: Logan Health Medical Center – Kalispell, Montana Shift: Weekend Day Shift – 12 Hours | Part-Time – 24 Hours

At Logan Health, our Weekend Day Shift Charge Nurses play a vital role in ensuring exceptional patient care continues around the clock. This position is more than providing outstanding bedside nursing care – it's an opportunity to lead, mentor, and support a team while coordinating patient care in a dynamic, fast-paced healthcare environment. As a Weekend Day Shift Charge Nurse, you'll serve as a clinical resource and leader for nursing staff, helping to prioritize patient care, coordinate workflow, respond to changing patient needs, and foster a collaborative environment where both patients and caregivers can thrive. If you're a confident clinician who enjoys leading by example, solving complex challenges, and making a meaningful impact every shift, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

• Provide comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation utilizing the nursing process.
• Coordinate patient care activities while serving as a clinical leader and resource for nursing staff during assigned shifts.
• Promote a collaborative team environment by supporting, mentoring, and assisting team members to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Respond to changing patient conditions by prioritizing care, making sound clinical decisions, and coordinating appropriate interventions.
• Accurately implement provider orders, administer treatments, and ensure timely, thorough documentation in accordance with organizational standards.
• Maintain the highest standards of patient safety, infection prevention, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance.
• Educate patients and families regarding health conditions, treatments, medications, and discharge planning as appropriate.
• Foster a culture of professionalism, accountability, teamwork, and clinical excellence while supporting Logan Health's mission, vision, and values.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Current Montana RN license or a multi-state compact license with authorization to practice in Montana.
• RQI Provider (BLS) certification within seven (7) days of hire/transfer or prior to providing independent patient care.
• Strong knowledge of professional nursing practice, patient assessment, medical terminology, and evidence-based patient care.
• Ability to effectively prioritize, delegate, and lead in a fast-paced, high-acuity healthcare environment.
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to patient confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, and other applicable healthcare regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN degree.
• 2+ years of nursing experience in an acute care, clinic, physician office, or hospital setting.
• Previous charge nurse, leadership, or team coordination experience.
• Experience working in the assigned specialty or clinical area.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor staff, manage workflow, and promote positive team engagement.

Why Logan Health?

Make a meaningful impact by providing leadership during one of the hospital's most critical shifts.

Help shape a culture of collaboration, accountability, and exceptional patient care.

Work alongside skilled physicians, nurses, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals committed to clinical excellence.

Expand your leadership skills while continuing to grow your clinical expertise.

Join an organization that values innovation, teamwork, professional development, and compassionate care.

Live and work in beautiful Kalispell, Montana, where mountain adventures, Glacier National Park, and an unmatched quality of life are right outside your door.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Voluntary life and disability insurance
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Referral Program
• Travel Reimbursement
• Education Assistance Program
• Onsite childcare for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years
• Employee Wellness Program including coaching, wellness classes, incentives, and more
• Free parking

Qualifications:

Current Montana RN license or a multi-state compact license with authorization to practice nursing within the state of Montana required. BSN degree preferred. Minimum of two (2) years' experience in a similar position within a medical setting (e.g., physician office, clinic, or hospital) preferred. Experience in assigned area(s) preferred. Possess knowledge of professional nursing theory, medical terminology, and principles of professional nursing practice to administer and evaluate patient care. RQI Provider (BLS) required within 7 days of hire/transfer or before independent patient care, whichever occurs first. Understanding the confidentiality laws that govern the provider-patient relationship, including but not limited to, HIPAA guidelines. Knowledge of equipment, supplies, and instruments used in a medical office, simple routine clinical laboratory methods, universal blood and body fluid precautions. Must have knowledge of OSHA rules and regulations, established protocol for storing poisons, narcotics, acids, caustics, and flammable items; restrictions imposed by various manage care carriers, various forms inherent to profession. Promotes excellence through setting high standards and providing high quality outcomes. Ability to act with integrity, kindness, and exhibit empathy. Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, a self-starter, possess critical thinking skills and be able to set priorities and function as part of a team as well as independently. Commitment to working in a team environment and maintaining confidentiality as needed. Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy. Possess and maintain computer skills to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other software as needed.

• Obstetrics (OB) ACLS and NRP must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer STABLE and Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) must be obtained within 1 year of hire/transfer.
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) NRP must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer. STABLE must be obtained within 1 year of hire/transfer.
• Pediatrics (PEDS) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) PALS must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer. APHON must be obtained within 1 year of hire/transfer.
• Emergency Department ACLS and PALS must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer. TNCC and ENPC must be obtained within 1 year of hire/transfer.
• ALERT Minimum of three (3) years of experience in both the ICU and ED. ACLS and PALS must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer. NRP must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer. TNCC or ATLS audit must be obtained within 1 year of hire/transfer. STABLE must be obtained within 1 year of hire/transfer. Introduction to Fetal Heart Monitoring or equivalent must be obtained within one (1) year of hire/transfer. TPATC must be obtained within two (2) years of hire/transfer.
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ACLS and NIHSS must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer.
• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) NIHSS must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer.
• Endoscopy ACLS and PALS must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer.
• Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) ACLS and PALS must be obtained within 6 months of hire/transfer.

Job Specific Duties:

• Develops, implements and coordinates individualized, goal directed nursing care to patients using the nursing process as appropriate for RN’s as applicable to the assigned area(s).
• Maintains nursing standards of care and responds to changing workloads and patient conditions by remaining calm, making objective assessments, prioritizing, and asking for assistance as appropriate.
• Transcribes and implements provider orders and treatments both verbal and written accurately and efficiently as noted by chart reviews and observation.
• Consistently problem solves issues affecting patient care.
• Exhibits a thorough practice of infection control procedures per policy and procedure as applicable to the assigned area(s).
• Identifies, verbally evaluates, and reports identified reaction changes in the stated physical and mental conditions of patients.
• Documents all encounters with patients seeking health advice according to organizational standards, while clearly demonstrating the nursing process.
• Provides individual instruction and education to patients and families concerning health and medical needs per department protocol and as applicable to assigned area(s).
• Assesses and anticipates the needs of the patient, and coordinates the necessary interventions as defined by policy, procedure and the written/verbal orders of the provider as applicable to assigned area(s).
• The above essential functions are representative of major duties of positions in this job classification. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned similar to the above consistent with knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job. Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position. Maintains regular and consistent attendance as scheduled by department leadership.

Shift: Day Shift - 12 Hours (United States of America) Location: Logan Health Medical Center – Kalispell, Montana Shift: Weekend Day Shift – 12 Hours | Part-Time – 24 Hours

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 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.

At Logan Health, our work is driven by our mission, vision, and values: Our Mission Quality, compassionate care for all. Our Vision Reimagine health care through connection, service, and innovation. Our Core Values Be Kind – We foster compassion and positivity in our work environment. Work Together – Collaboration leads to innovation, efficiency, and improved communication. Trust and Be Trusted – We build trust by acting with authenticity, empathy, and good intent. Strive for Excellence – We continually push ourselves to improve, innovate, and deliver high-quality care and services.