Responsible for applying in-depth knowledge, competencies, and skills in a clinical specialty. Assesses, plans, researches, develops, conducts, and evaluates services and continuing education programs in collaboration with management. Expertise is utilized in all settings for the organization. Establishes goals and priorities in accordance with patient care, staff needs and organizational objectives and in accordance with age appropriate care criteria for services ranging from infant to geriatric.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance.
• Evaluates nursing practice and identifies opportunities for modification that would enhance professional practice, maintain/improve patient care while remaining fiscally sound.
• Develops educational programs and collaborates with other health care providers to assure appropriateness of educational offerings for staff members and patients; maintenance of continuity of care; coordination of resources to facilitate patient’s plan of care; and may provide direct and/or indirect patient care.
• Serves as a resource and role model in implementation of professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.
• Facilitates empowered environment that recognizes and responds to staff’s developmental and professional practice issues through mentoring, team building, resource identification and networking.
• Participates in the development or revision of policies and procedures and incorporates current research findings.
• Demonstrates positive, supportive, and caring behaviors in communication with patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and others.
• Consideration will be given to the appropriateness of care based on the age of the patient.
• Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess and improve quality.
• Identifies need and sets goals for own growth and development; meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements.
• Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency environmental, employee or patient safety standards relevant to job performance. Identifies and anticipates problems and safety issues and initiates appropriate action.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or as needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Nursing theory, nursing practice and educational theory
• Demonstrated leadership skills and use of empowerment principles
• Professional communication skills, both verbal and written
• Application of leadership principles
• Incorporate cultural diversity and age appropriate care into all aspects of communication and patient care; scope of services provided will encompass age groups ranging from infant through geriatric
• Communicate clearly and effectively, both verbal and written
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships
• Maintain flexibility to adapt to a variety of workload assignments
• Interpret policies and procedures, identify non-compliance and take appropriate action
• Utilize time management concepts or maximize time effectively
• Work independently
• Serves as a resource for patient care. Accountable to provide clinically sound information. Must develop and maintain good working relationships with other departments, physicians, patients, families, outside agencies, and other professionals.

Minimum Qualifications
Education
• 4 Year / Bachelors Degree - Bachelor’s degree in nursing required but application may be considered if currently enrolled in a BSN program with a defined date of completion within 18 months of application. 
Experience
• Five years of experience in area of expertise

Certifications and Licenses
• Healthcare Provider CPR certification required, job scope may require ACLS or levels of CPR certification

• Current Montana and/or Wyoming license as a Registered Nurse