RN - Vent Unit - Park Place, Great Falls

Sweetwater Care; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus

On-site physician

Job summary

Park Place Transitional Care & Rehab in Great Falls, MT, seeks an experienced RN to join Montana's first long-term ventilator and tracheostomy unit. You will monitor vitals, manage ventilator settings, administer meds, and collaborate with physicians and respiratory therapists to develop and follow care plans.

The role requires an active MT or compact-state RN license, ACLS certification, and at least 6 months of hospital experience (ICU/ER preferred).

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Montana or compact state.
• ACLS certification, or willing to obtain within 2 weeks.
• At least 6 months hospital experience; ICU or ER preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and record vital signs and assess respiratory status.
• Assist with ventilator management and adjust settings as prescribed.
• Administer medications and monitor effects, including sedatives and bronchodilators.
• Provide airway suctioning, tracheostomy care and nebulizer treatments.
• Document progress and coordinate with physicians and the care team.

Skills

RN license

ACLS certification

ICU/ER experience

Background check

Job description

Build high-acuity skills on Montana's first long-term vent unit

Highlights

• Pay: $40-55/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 complete thorough assessments, including respiratory status, to catch changes or complications

• Assist with ventilator management: set up and adjust settings as prescribed and ensure the ventilator works properly

• Give medications as ordered, often sedatives, analgesics and bronchodilators, and monitor effects

• Provide airway suctioning, tracheostomy care and nebulizer treatments

• Document progress, interventions and ventilator settings, and work with physicians, respiratory therapists and the team on care plans

• Teach and support patients and families, and follow strict infection control practices

• Respond to emergencies and ventilator alarms

What you bring

• Active, unencumbered RN 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 is an equal opportunity employer.

Park Place Transitional Care & Rehab, Great Falls, MT. Park Place is an equal opportunity employer.