Nurse Clinical Leader Orthopedics Acute

About the Role

The Nurse Clinical Leader serves as a vital bridge between clinical excellence and operational efficiency. In this position, you provide leadership and clinical expertise during your shift, managing unit resources and supervising personnel to ensure staffing levels align with the unique needs of patients. You will exemplify competency and professionalism while serving as a clinical support system for your team.

This role is unique in its hybrid nature: you will function as part of line management with significant leadership responsibilities—including leading change, scheduling, staff competency maintenance, and performance reviews—while simultaneously working a regularly scheduled bedside RN shift. In this clinical capacity, you will be directly accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care, utilizing the nursing process, technology, and evidence-based practice to coordinate care with the broader health team.

You will foster an environment of professionalism and employee engagement, advocating for nursing teams and supporting management with key messaging. Your day-to-day operations involve forecasting admission and discharge data to ensure appropriate patient placement, integrating legal and ethical standards into practice, and overseeing ongoing programs focused on patient experience and continuous improvement. Whether mentoring staff from novice to expert or assisting with direct patient care, your goal is to promote safety, quality, and a positive experience for both patients and caregivers.

Location & Culture

This opportunity is based at Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, Montana. Intermountain Health is dedicated to the well-being of its caregivers, offering a generous benefits package designed to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Hiring Process & Application

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.