RN | Surgery Circulator | Night Shift

Nursing Just Got More Rewarding at Logan Health

Inpatient RN wages start at $41.78/hour, with higher starting rates based on experience. This puts Logan Health among the most competitive employers in Montana for RN compensation, with enhanced total rewards including improved differentials, certification pay, call pay, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Join a nursing community focused on clinical excellence, with DNV standards and a newly launched journey toward Magnet recognition.

Grow your career, strengthen your practice, and have a voice through professional development, RN fellowships, career advancement, and shared governance. With Planetree Person-Centered Care, patients, families and caregivers remain at the heart of what we do.

Our Mission: Quality, compassionate care for all.

Our Vision: Reimagine health care through connection, service and innovation.

Our Core Values: Be Kind | Trust and Be Trusted | Work Together | Strive for Excellence.

Bring your clinical expertise to the heart of the Operating Room!

Location: Logan Health Medical Center – Kalispell, Montana

Shift: Night Shift – 12 Hours | Part-Time – 24 Hours

Position Details:

• 💰 $3.75/hour Weekend Shift Differential Pay (if applicable)

• 💰 $2.25/hour Night Shift Differential Pay (if applicable)

At Logan Health, our Operating Room nurses are essential partners in delivering safe, high-quality surgical care. As an RN Surgery Circulator, you’ll play a critical role in patient advocacy, surgical coordination, and team-based care – supporting patients through some of their most vulnerable moments while collaborating with skilled surgeons, anesthesia providers, and fellow perioperative professionals.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, detail-driven environment and value teamwork, precision, and compassionate care, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact every single day.

What You’ll Do

As an RN Surgery Circulator, you will:

• Develop, implement, and coordinate individualized, goal-directed nursing care using the nursing process

• Maintain high standards of patient safety and infection control in accordance with policy and procedure

• Accurately transcribe and implement verbal and written provider orders

• Monitor, assess, and report changes in patients’ physical and mental condition

• Anticipate patient needs and coordinate timely interventions during surgical procedures

• Document all patient encounters clearly and thoroughly in accordance with organizational standards

• Provide education and support to patients and families regarding surgical care and recovery

• Remain calm and effective during changing workloads, prioritizing care and seeking assistance when appropriate

• Collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary team members to support optimal patient outcomes

• Maintain regular and reliable attendance as scheduled by department leadership

Required Qualifications

• Current Montana RN license or multi-state compact license with authorization to practice in Montana

• 1+ year(s) of RN experience in a similar medical setting (hospital, clinic, or physician office)

• Healthcare Provider CPR and/or BLS certification, as required by service line

• Strong working knowledge of:

  • Professional nursing theory and standards of practice

  • Medical terminology

  • Infection control procedures and universal precautions

  • HIPAA and patient confidentiality regulations

  • OSHA rules and regulations

• Excellent organizational, critical thinking, and prioritization skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with professionalism and diplomacy

• Computer proficiency, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn new systems

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN degree

• 2+ years of RN experience in a similar medical setting (hospital, clinic, or physician office)

• Prior experience in the Operating Room or surgical services

• Additional certifications relevant to perioperative nursing or assigned specialty area

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Be a key patient advocate in a highly specialized and impactful clinical setting

• Work alongside a collaborative, skilled surgical team that values professionalism and mutual respect

• Apply both your technical expertise and critical thinking in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• Contribute to a culture that prioritizes patient safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement

• Grow your perioperative nursing career within a respected healthcare organization

Logan Health takes great pride in offering its employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes: 

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance 

• 401(k) with generous matching 

• Life and disability insurance options 

• Critical Illness and Voluntary Accident options 

• Paid time off, Holiday pay, and Illness bank 

• Tuition Reimbursement Program 

• Employee referral bonuses 

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

• Wellness coaching, incentives, and more 

• Discounted Logan Health Fitness Center membership 

• Free parking 

Apply today and be part of a team that delivers exceptional surgical care when it matters most.

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Qualifications:

• Current Montana RN license or a multi state compact license with authorization to practice nursing within the state of Montana; required.  BSN degree preferred.

• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in similar position within a medical setting (eg, physician office, clinic, or hospital) preferred.  Experience in assigned area(s) preferred.

• Possess knowledge of professional nursing theory, medical terminology and principles of professional nursing practice to administer and evaluate patient care.  

• Healthcare Provider (HCP) CPR and/or BLS certification required as dictated by each practice/service line.

• Additional certifications may be required as applicable to assigned area(s).

• Understanding of the confidentiality laws that govern the provider-patient relationship, including but not limited to, HIPAA guidelines.

• Knowledge of equipment, supplies, and instruments used in a medical office; simple routine clinical laboratory methods, universal blood and body fluid precautions.

• Must have knowledge of OSHA rules and regulations, established protocol for storing poisons, narcotics, acids, caustics, and flammable items; restriction imposed by various manage care carriers, various forms inherent to profession.

• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, a self-starter, possess critical thinking skills and be able to set priorities and function as part of a team as well as independently.  Commitment to working in a team environment and maintaining confidentiality as needed.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.  Possess considerable knowledge of the behavior and needs of patients.

• Possess and maintain computer skills to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other software as needed.

Job Specific Duties:

• Develops, implements and coordinates  individualized, goal directed nursing care to patients through the use of the nursing process as appropriate for RN’s as applicable to the assigned area(s).

• Maintains nursing standards of care and responds to changing workloads and patient conditions by:  remaining calm, making objective assessments, prioritizing, and asking for assistance as appropriate.

• Transcribes and implements provider orders and treatments both verbal and written accurately and efficiently as noted by chart reviews and observation. Consistently problem solves issues affecting patient care.

• Exhibits a thorough practice of infection control procedures per policy and procedure as applicable to the assigned area(s).

• Identifies, verbally evaluates, and reports identified reaction changes in the stated physical and mental conditions of patients.

• Documents all encounters with patients seeking health advice according to organizational standards, while clearly demonstrating the nursing process.

• Provides individual instruction and education to patients and families concerning health and medical needs per department protocol and as applicable to assigned area(s).

• Assesses and anticipates the needs of the patient, and coordinates the necessary interventions as defined by policy, procedure and the written/verbal orders of the provider as applicable to assigned area(s).

• Consistently problem solves issues effecting patient care.

The above essential functions are representative of major duties of positions in this job classification.  Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs.  Other duties may be assigned similar to the above consistent with knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.  Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position.

Maintains regular and consistent attendance as scheduled by department leadership.

Shift:

Location: Logan Health Medical Center – Kalispell, Montana

Shift: Night Shift – 12 Hours | Part-Time – 24 Hours

Position Details:

• 💰 $3.75/hour Weekend Shift Differential Pay (if applicable)

• 💰 $2.25/hour Night Shift Differential Pay (if applicable)

Logan Health operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week.  Schedules are set to accommodate the requirements of the position and the needs of the organization and may be adjusted as needed.

Notice of Pre-Employment Screening Requirements

If you receive a job offer, please note all offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment screening, which includes:

• Criminal background check

• Reference checks

• Drug Screening

• Health and Immunizations Screening

• Physical Demand Review/Screening

Equal Opportunity Employer

Logan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA/M-F/Vet/Disability). We encourage all qualified individuals to apply for employment. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on protected veteran status, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you require accommodation to complete the application, testing or interview process, please notify Human Resources.