Registered Nurse Shift Lead

Banner Health Corporate; Nebraska; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Wheatland, Wyoming is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse Shift Lead to supervise multiple hospital departments during the night shift (6:00 pm – 6:30 am). Platte County Memorial Hospital supports a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services and recently renovated facilities to enhance care.

The role emphasizes staffing decisions, crisis response, and ensuring patient-centered care while upholding professional standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and current RN license.
• Current BLS certification.
• 1–2 years of clinical experience relevant to patient population.
• Strong critical thinking, communication, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational supervision of campus workflow, resource utilization and management during shift.
• Respond to codes and crisis situations, implement plans and evaluate response.
• Serve as a resource to patients, families, physicians and staff, prioritizing and resolving concerns.
• Interpret and ensure regulatory compliance of policies and procedures.
• Support continuous quality improvement and development of staff.
• May be responsible for selection, orientation, onboarding, and retention.
• Know resources to resolve problems and manage off-hours operations.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Critical thinking

Communication

Decision making

Flexibility

Supervisory skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

RN license

BLS certification

Job description

Primary City/State: Wheatland, Wyoming Department Name: Med/Surg-Hosp Work Shift: Night Job Category: Nursing

The future is full of possibilities. At Banner Health, we’re excited about what the future holds for health care. That’s why we’re changing the industry to make the experience the best it can be. If you’re ready to change lives, we want to hear from you. We’re proud that Banner Health has earned Great Place To Work® Certification™ for the third consecutive year. We’re committed to a workplace culture where team members trust the people they work for, take genuine pride in their work, and enjoy collaborating with colleagues. Discover career opportunities and join our dedicated team of professionals.

In Wheatland, Wyoming you’ll enjoy a quality lifestyle in a close‑knit community that is located just 70 miles north of Wyoming’s capital city of Cheyenne and an easy drive to the city of Denver. You’ll experience a wealth of recreational opportunities in southern Wyoming, including many lakes and the nearby Laramie Peak and Medicine Bow National Forest areas. Platte County Memorial Hospital is looking for a full‑time Registered Nurse Shift Lead in Wheatland, Wyoming.

In this position, you will help a variety of departments within the hospital, lunch breaks, be the resource when leaders are not there and help make staffing decisions. This position is 36‑hours per week working nights from 6:00 pm – 6:30 am. Platte County Memorial Hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services, including an Outpatient Clinic which brings in more than 20 of the region’s top physicians in nine different medical specialties to help care for southeast Wyoming residents. A $16 million renovation created a new inpatient wing, surgical suite, and diagnostic imaging departments while making enhancements to the emergency department and laboratory.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides operational supervision of campus workflow, resource utilization and management, and operations for all clinical and non‑clinical departments during assigned shift. Responds to facility emergency situations, initiates disaster notification processes, facilitates patient placement and communicates with media.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Assesses overall staffing effectiveness and adequate throughput by ensuring the appropriate number, competency and skill mix of staff are involved in the provision of needed health care services according to census, acuity.
• Responds to and assesses all codes and other crisis situations, implements plan, and evaluates response. Understands and utilizes the appropriate chain of command as needs arise.
• Serves as a professional resource to patients, families, physicians, and staff by prioritizing, mediating and resolving concerns. Interprets organizational policies and facilitates patient‑centered care.
• Interprets and ensures regulatory compliance of business entity policy and procedures. Provides expertise and serves as a resource to committees and departments.
• Demonstrates an expectation and support for continuous quality improvement.
• Functions as a role model and encourages staff to participate in their own development.
• May be responsible for selection, orientation, on‑boarding, and retention.
• This position must know the resources needed to resolve problems and when to use them in order to facilitate facility operations, particularly during off hours. Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess a strong knowledge and understanding of nursing and healthcare as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Requires a current RN license in state of practice.
• Requires certification for BLS.
• Must possess at least 1-2 years of clinical experience relevant to patient population.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills of specialty area.
• Requires critical thinking, communication, influence, decision‑making, analytical, and flexibility skills to make optimal decisions based on multiple variables and desired outcomes.
• Requires the ability to balance clinical skills with supervisory authority.
• Must have the ability to consider the ultimate impact of decisions on the unit.
• Must have the ability to practice skills according to department and professional standards and quality requirements.
• Requires New Leader Experience certification within one year.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BSN preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

EEO STATEMENT

EEO/Disabled/Veterans Our organization supports a drug‑free work environment.

ABOUT BANNER HEALTH

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