LPN - Vent Unit - Park Place, Great Falls

Sweetwater Care; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus: $10,000 (1 year)

Hiring bonus: $20,000 (2 years)

Job summary

Park Place Transitional Care & Rehab in Great Falls, MT is seeking a licensed practical nurse to grow skills on Montana's first long-term ventilator unit. This full-time on-site role involves respiratory care under physicians and RNs, with emphasis on airway management, ventilator checks, and high-acuity patient monitoring.

ACLS required or obtainable within two weeks; at least 6 months hospital experience preferred. A signing bonus may apply based on commitment. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Active, unencumbered LPN license in Montana or a compact state.
• ACLS certification, or willing to obtain within the first 2 weeks.
• At least 6 months of hospital experience; ICU or ER preferred.
• Able to pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and record vital signs and report changes to RN/provider.
• Assist with ventilator management and device checks per orders.
• Administer medications as ordered within LPN scope and monitor effects.
• Provide airway suctioning and tracheostomy care.
• Document care and ventilator settings; collaborate with physicians and therapists.
• Educate and support patients and families; follow infection control practices.
• Respond to emergencies and ventilator alarms.

Skills

LPN license Montana

ACLS certification

Job description

Grow your respiratory nursing skills on Montana's first long-term vent unit

Highlights

• Pay: $30-36/hr
• Hiring bonus: $10,000 for 1 year or $20,000 for 2 years (ask us about payout terms)
• Schedule: Full-time
• Montana's first long-term ventilator and tracheostomy unit, opened November 2025

Something for everyone

We have something for everyone, whether you want a dynamic workflow, work-life balance, or a team that feels like family. We take a family approach here: we treat our staff and our residents like family. Leaders roll up their sleeves, and we look out for each other. Park Place is a 189-bed facility that shares a campus with our local hospital and has our own full-time physician on site five days a week, so support and resources are close at hand. With Montana's first long-term ventilator and tracheostomy unit on site, you can build high-acuity respiratory skills without leaving the state.

What you'll do

• Monitor and record vital signs, including heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation, and observe and report changes in respiratory status and condition to the RN and provider
• Assist with ventilator management: set up and check ventilator function under the provider's orders and with respiratory therapy, and report changes
• Give medications as ordered, within LPN scope, and monitor their effects
• Provide airway suctioning, tracheostomy care and nebulizer treatments
• Document care, interventions and ventilator settings accurately, and work with physicians, RNs and respiratory therapists on the care plan
• Teach and support patients and families, and follow strict infection control practices
• Respond to emergencies and ventilator alarms

What you bring

• Active, unencumbered LPN license in Montana or a compact state
• ACLS certification, or willing to obtain within the first 2 weeks
• At least 6 months of hospital experience; ICU or ER preferred
• Able to pass a background check

Life in Great Falls

Life in Great Falls means carving fresh powder at Showdown, casting for trout on the blue-ribbon Missouri River, and exploring the wild ridges of the Little Belt Mountains. As central Montana's regional healthcare hub, Great Falls gives you a big career with a short commute and a paycheck that goes further.

Park Place Transitional Care & Rehab, Great Falls, MT.

Park Place is an equal opportunity employer.