Why Bozeman Health?
(Cross country skiers take advantage of the six miles of groomed Nordic ski trails after work, just across the street from Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center.)
Why Join Bozeman Health?
Work Where You Play
Find your home under the grandeur of the ‘Big Sky’ in Bozeman, Montana; named one of Time Magazine’s “World’s Greatest Places 2023”. The outdoor paradise sits in a valley at the foot of six mountain ranges and is just 90 minutes from Yellowstone National Park. In the summer, residents and tourists alike enjoy biking, hiking, rafting, golfing and fly fishing.
In the winter, the glistening snow-capped mountain scenery transforms Bozeman into a Hallmark Christmas movie setting. There’s world-class skiing at Big Sky Resort less than an hour away, and Bridger Bowl Ski Area less than 30 minutes away.
(Main Street runs through the heart of Downtown Bozeman, lined with boutique shops, cozy coffee spots, unique eateries, theaters and much more)
A Fit for Every Lifestyle
The vibrant college/ tech town is considered the epicenter for arts and culture in Montana; with a live music scene, summer festivals in the historic streets of downtown, museums, symphonies and opera. Bozeman’s restaurant scene includes world-renowned chefs and is alive with global eats like traditional French cafes, smoked BBQ, fresh sushi and poke, and Montana’s classic huckleberry ice cream available on every corner.
If a getaway is what you’re looking for, Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport BZN has direct flights to 20 major U.S. cities. In 2020, BZN added an additional 50% more gates, including the addition of Southwest Airlines.
Employee Housing, Yellowstone Landing
Bozeman Health Proudly Introduces “Employee Housing” with Yellowstone Landing. Now Open for Applications!
Yellowstone Landing a housing complex located on 15-acres across from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in Belgrade, Montana. In an effort to demonstrate care for our care team members and to remain a competitive employer of choice in our community, we partnered with the developers in 2021 to make 45 workforce housing units available. These units consist of one to four-bedroom units as well as individual rooms for rent.
Education
(Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center is nestled in the heart of Big Sky, Montana, just 15 minutes from world class skiing at Big Sky Resort)
Healing in the Heart of Montana
Bozeman Health is an integrated health care delivery system serving an eleven-county region. It is our privilege to deliver expert, compassionate health and wellness services across the care continuum. As a nonprofit organization, governed by a volunteer community board of directors, we are the largest private employer in Gallatin County, with over 2,7000 employees, including 270 medical providers representing a broad spectrum of medical and surgical specialties. Bozeman Health operates two medical centers, Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center and Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center, and two neighborhood care centers, Cottonwood Clinic and Belgrade Clinic.
The health system also includes:
- Six Urgent Care & Micro Care Clinics
- Bozeman Health Medical Group
- Highland Park Medical Campus
- Bozeman Health Hillcrest Senior Living
- Outpatient Service Center
- Clinical Research Group
(Please note: B2 UrgentCare Big Sky is temporarily closed and will reopen June 13)
Meeting the Needs of Our Community
Deaconess Regional Medical Center is a 145-bed facility with:
- 10 ORs
- 20 – Bed ICU
- 25 – Bed Emergency Department (ED).
Deaconess Regional Medical Center has Level III ACS Trauma Center designation and is DNV accredited. Bozeman Health opened Southwest Montana’s first NICU in 2020 and a new Psychiatric Emergency Service unit in 2022.
Other new clinical offerings include Gynecologic Oncology, Pediatric Orthopedics and a Spine & Joint Institute. Bozeman Health is pursuing additional service line offerings including Neurosurgery, Orthopedic trauma care and an adult inpatient psychiatric unit, set to open in 2025.
Discover your Future with Bozeman Health
Thank you for exploring a career with us! Get in touch with our recruiting team to learn more about opportunities for employment with us or check out our open opportunities pages for open physician, nursing, or all open positions.
Don’t see what you’re looking for, contact a recruiter today.
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Working With Us
Welcome, we’re excited that you’re exploring a career with us. With more than 2,700 team members, Bozeman Health is proud to be Gallatin County’s largest private employer and Southwest Montana’s healthcare provider of choice.
As you explore the opportunities within our departments, you’ll find a dynamic environment where innovation meets empathy, and where every day presents a chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve.
Why Work With Us?
Health and Benefits
We reward your commitment to Bozeman Health with a total rewards package that includes a comprehensive employee benefits and well-being program. Employees and their eligible dependents may participate in health, dental and vision insurance plans plus tax-advantaged spending accounts, earned time off, and retirement plans. Each employee’s needs are unique, which is why Bozeman Health offers a variety of plans. Each health care plan covers pharmacy and mental health benefits.
Perks and Discounts
- Tuition reimbursement
- 20% discount on all Bozeman Health services including inpatient and outpatient services
- Discounts on medications at Highland Park Pharmacy
- Discounted gym memberships
- And much more!
Physicians & Advanced Practice Clinicians
We are looking for physicians who wish to make a significant impact in the lives of our patients, providing excellent, compassionate care, and who will work with physicians throughout Southwest Montana to expand care and ensure high-quality care is given close to home.
At Bozeman Health, we provide excellent, people-centered benefits. Living in Southwest Montana provides our physicians with the ability to care for patients in thoughtful, patient-centered care sites, while enjoying numerous activities right out the door.
Bozeman Health hospitals and care sites are within driving distance to a wide range of beautiful outdoor healthy life activities, including Bridger Bowl, Big Sky Resort, Gallatin Valley Land Trust’s Main Street to the Mountains trail system, Hyalite Reservoir, the Madison, Gallatin, and Jefferson rivers, golf courses, trails, and parks.
Peets Hill/Burke Park sits right behind Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital to the south. Additionally, during the winter months, Bridger Ski Foundation grooms nordic trails on Bozeman Health property in Highland Glen and to the west of the hospital in Sunset Hills, making a before or after shift ski very accessible.
Big Sky Medical Center sits in Big Sky Town Center, with golf courses and numerous trails close by, and just 12 minutes from Big Sky Resort.
Physicians are employed through Bozeman Health Medical Group.
Nursing Opportunities
We’d love to have you be part of our Bozeman Health community!
Philosophy
Our philosophy at Bozeman Health is patient-centered care, strong clinical judgment, and advocacy for the care of our patients, their families and the community. We aim to promote, improve, maintain or recover health, to cope with health problems and to achieve the best possible quality of life from the beginning of life all the way through a dignified death.
Our nurses practice six components of the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation and evaluation to provide and promote a healing environment. Members of the Division of Nursing are committed to resource driven practice to accomplish evidence-based care and outcomes while working collaboratively with other health professionals.
As members of the profession of nursing, we are accountable to the expectations of the American Nurses Association(ANA) Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and the Montana Nurse Practice Act.
Practice Model
This model is the overarching framework for our nurses and nursing practice at Bozeman Health. It details how we practice, collaborate, communicate and develop professionally. It unifies our identity as nurses and provides a description of the theories from which to base practices and performance.
Theoretical Beliefs
Patient- and family-centered care means we meet the unique needs of each individual patient and family. This is done with respect and personal concern for what is most important to the patient and family, while safeguarding their dignity and well-being, and actively engaging them in all aspects of care.
We believe there can be no curing without caring. Establishing caring, therapeutic relationships with the patient and family, with our colleagues and with ourselves will fully allow us to provide a healing environment and deliver excellent patient care (Koloroutis, 2004).
Koloroutis, M., (Ed.). (2004). Relationship-based care: A model for transforming practice. Minneapolis, MN: Creative Health Care Management.
Shared Governance
Professional Development and Education
Continuing Education
Bozeman Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This allows us to provide local access to quality continuing education opportunities.
Certifications
Our direct-care nurses are above the national average for holding professional certifications, according to national database comparisons. Professional certification is heavily emphasized at this organization. Certification differential pay, preparation-course offerings and organizational recognition are a few ways we support and encourage high professional certification rates.
Program Overview
Transition to Practice is a Bozeman Health Health program developed to help all new graduate nurses hired into the health system bridge the gap from student to competent professional nurse over the first year of practice. The program is not unit specific, instead, tailored to the specific needs of the new graduate regardless of which department employed in.
Transition to Practice is a planned, comprehensive period of time during which newly licensed nurses can acquire the knowledge and skills to deliver safe, quality care that meets defined standards of practice as outlined by the competencies developed by the Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies.
The Transition to Practice Program is offered in a supportive environment to help newly licensed nurses gain competence and confidence to become an integral member of the Bozeman Health team. Each month, new nurses come together to give mutual support, practice emerging nursing skills, and foster professional nursing practice. The Transition to Practice Program is a series of monthly 4-hour workshops held over nine months. Each session includes a time for community building among the residents, discussing the roles and responsibilities of the professional nurse, clinical skill development, building resilience, and self-care. Adapted Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies are integrated to measure knowledge and competency.
Nurse Residency Topics
Professional Nurse Competencies
- Patient-Centered Care
- Professionalism
- Leadership
- Systems-Based Practice
- Informatics and Technology
- Communication
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Safety
- Quality Improvement
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Mentoring
Clinical Skills
- Time Management
- Teamwork/Conflict Resolution
- First 2 Minutes of a Code
- Medication Safety
- IVs, Chest Tubes, Wound Care
- Pain management
- Blood Administration
- Other skills identified as needed by nurse residents
Expectation of the Transition to Practice Participant
- Actively participate in at least 80% of sessions and learning activities
- Actively participate in transition progress meetings with preceptor, department manager and/or nurse educator and nurse residency faculty
Continuing Nursing Education:
Criteria for successful completion:
- Sign attendance roster for each session attended.
- Complete Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Survey at beginning, mid-point and end of program.
- Complete evaluation survey at completion of program.
Participants will receive continuing nursing education contact hours equivalent to actual hours attended during the nine month program. Maximum contact hours awarded is 36.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Eligible?
- New graduate recently licensed Montana Registered Nurses with less than one year experience and/or no RN in-patient clinical work experience.
How do I apply?
- The licensed RN must have applied for and been awarded a position within Bozeman Health. Once hired, the newly graduate nurse will be automatically enrolled in the Transition to Practice Program. Information regarding the start of the next cohort will be communicated to the resident and their manager.
How often is the program offered?
- There are currently two cohorts per year, one in the early spring for December graduates, and one in the late summer for May graduates. The program has the ability to scale up the number of offerings based on volume and is subject to change.
- Used with permission of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Nurse of the Future Competency Committee, Boston, MA.
- Adapted from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Nurse of the Future Competency Committee. (2010). Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies. Boston: Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Boston, MA.
The Nurse Residency Program is administered by the Bozeman Health Center for Education and Development
For more information or questions regarding the program, please contact us at (406) 414-5018 or email us at Education@bozemanhealth.org.
New Graduate Nurse Residency Program
Bozeman Health is proud to invest in the future of our nurses through our new graduate nurse residency program. Our program is designed to allow new graduate nurses the chance to explore and develop in their new role as a professional nurse. Through dedicated immersive clinical preceptorship and classroom-based professional development, our program is structured to offer new nurses support and to set them up for success as they advance from novice to expert.
Bozeman Health does expect all new graduate nurse residents to:
Commit to attend all didactic and Transition to Practice classes
Participate in appointed check-ins with their unit/department manager and other clinical leadership
Eligibility
Graduate of a professional school of nursing
Less than six months of nursing experience
Montana RN license
BLS certification through the American Heart Association
Nurse residents may be required to obtain other certifications based on specialty program acceptance
Apply Now
The application for the Winter 2026 Cohort will open on September 5th. Available units of hire for this cohort are: Medical Unit, Bridger 1 (Medical Specialties) Unit, Surgical Unit, NICU, and Ambulatory Outpatient Clinics.
Important Dates:
Winter 2026 Cohort
- September 5: Application opens
- October 13-22: Interviews conducted
- End of October: Offers to applicants
- February-March 2026: Cohort start dates
Nurse residency tracks and program structure
We offer two different residency tracks, inpatient care and outpatient/ambulatory care, to assist new graduate nurses in reaching their career goals.
Inpatient Residency Specialties at Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center
All new graduate nurses seeking employment at any Bozeman Health care site must enter through the new graduate nurse residency program. Each nurse resident will be hired into a home unit/department and will participate in clinical preceptorship, Bozeman Health’s Transition to Practice program through the education department, and didactic courses that are dependent on specialty.
Inpatient unit residency offerings are subject to change each cohort, based on what is currently available in that unit.
View more information about inpatient unit residency offerings:
Critical Care Unit Residency Program
Preceptorship: The Critical Care Unit residency program at Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center consists of up to 26 weeks of 1:1 orientation with a preceptor. Each preceptorship is personalized to embrace the orientee’s experiences and learning styles, so that competence is assured with the support of the unit’s preceptors.
Didactic Courses: Specialized CCU-specific education in the CCU is taught through a combination of self-paced online courses, in-person hands-on didactic courses, and specialty classes to support the skill sets and critical thinking required for critical care.
Mother Baby Unit Residency Program
The Family Birth Center at Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center assists families during pregnancy, around the time of birth and in the transition period following birth. The Mother Baby unit consists of 17 patient care rooms where we care for parents and their newborns. Patients move up to the Mother Baby unit after birth once both mother and baby are stable. We provide care in a couplet care model – meaning that one nurse cares for both patients and the family together. This allows for continuity of care, fewer interruptions and a better understanding of the needs of the dyad. Mother Baby nurses have been referred to as the “angels” and “soul savers” for new parents. It is a fragile time for parents who are exhausted and often have a lot of expectations about this period of their life. The education and emotional support needs of these patients are high, and it is a very rewarding field. Seeing them safely and successfully through this transition is an honor.
Mother Baby is a great place to begin a nursing career. It is a supportive environment where new nurses are nurtured to become their best. In addition, it is a great launch pad for career development. Our Mother Baby nurses have the opportunity to become preceptors and team leaders within Mother Baby. They can work on various committees within the department. They work closely with nurses from Labor and Delivery and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Mother Baby nurses can train to float to Labor and Delivery and can transfer into one of the higher acuity departments when they are ready.
This is a 12 week preceptorship.
Operating Department Residency Program
The operating department at Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center is a fast paced, team environment that performs orthopedic, general, gynecology, urology, and robotic surgeries. We provide a six-month orientation period, starting with the Periop 101 program, through AORN.
This program provides the baseline information for a brand new nurse starting in the operating department. It walks you through important information about each stage of surgery and the AORN guidelines that we follow in the OR. This is a close knit team, working together with scrub techs to provide the best care for each of our patients.
This preceptorship is six months, with self-paced didactic Periop 101 courses.
Surgical Unit Residency Program
The Surgical Unit at Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center provides inpatient care to all adult and pediatric surgical patients requiring acute care. Skill mix includes pediatric, spine and joint, general surgery, trauma, ENT, urological, and gynecological trained staff. Staffing is acuity and census based. Average nurse to patient ratios are:
- Days – 1 nurse to 4-5 patients
- Nights – 1 nurse to 5-6 patients
- Pediatric patients are 1 nurse to 4 patients around the clock
Orientation on the surgical unit follows a phased skill acquisition model. There is no defined timeline as it is modified based on the individual needs of the nurse. The average timeline is approximately 8-9 weeks for new grads.
Medical Unit Residency Program
The medical unit at Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center is a 39-bed unit, serving a diverse patient population. We treat everyone from birth to death, acute and chronic illness, pediatrics, end of life care, behavioral health, general surgery, chemotherapy, dialysis, and more.
We offer pediatric and chemotherapy training and certification to nurses interested in expanding their areas of practice. New graduate nurses receive on average 8-10 weeks of orientation, depending on individual needs and comfort level. Our top priority is in making sure everyone has the tools and training they need to be successful and autonomous. We believe that nursing is a team sport and pride ourselves on a healthy team culture. Staffing is acuity and census based. Average nurse to patient ratios are as:
- Days – 1 nurse to 4-5 patients
- Nights – 1 nurse to 5-6 patients
- Pediatric patients are 1 nurse to 4 patients
- Initiation of chemotherapy is staffed 1 nurse to 1 patient
Float Pool Residency Program
This unique department is comprised of small specialty groups of highly skilled experts that support patient care throughout the hospital. The Bozeman Health nursing pool is where nurses are scheduled and work in a variety of departments as well as have the opportunity to cross train and support specialty departments. Our nursing pool values professionalism, teamwork and accountability.
Our registered nurses are accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care patient/family education and transition of care. Nurses function within the Bozeman Health standards of care which include accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communication all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. Nurses possess excellent communication skills.
Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Residency at Bozeman Health Care Sites
Nurse residents who enter into the outpatient/ambulatory care residency program will participate in clinical preceptorship, outpatient/ambulatory-specific didactic courses, and Bozeman Health’s Transition to Practice program.
Preceptorship: Over the course of 12 weeks, nurse residents will have preceptorship experiences in one primary care clinic area and two specialty/procedural care clinic areas. Utilizing the phased skills acquisition model of orientation, the nurse resident’s training progress will be monitored as they move from clinic to clinic. While placement in preferred clinics is not guaranteed, each nurse resident is encouraged to identify their top areas of interest.
Didactic Courses: Over the course of nine months, outpatient/ambulatory care nurse residents will attend monthly didactic courses that cover topics related specifically to outpatient/ambulatory care. Topics include social determinants of health, nurse triage, etc.
Towards the end of the nurse resident’s 12-week preceptorship, a list of openings across the ambulatory care area will be posted. Each nurse resident will “match” into an outpatient clinic through their preceptorship experience and a follow-up interview with the clinic manager. After permanent placement, the nurse resident will continue to participate in the ambulatory care didactic course program and the Transition to Practice program.
Primary Care Specialties
– Internal Medicine
– Family Medicine
– Pediatric Primary CareMedical specialties
– Gastroenterology
– Infectious Disease
– Pain Management
– Diabetes
– Endocrinology
– Nephrology
– Cardiology
– Pulmonology
– Sleep Medicine
– Obstetrics and GynecologyProcedural Specialties
– General Surgery/Vein Clinic
– Urology
– Ear, Nose, and Throat
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For questions or more information, contact Victoria Finch at vfinch@bozemanhealth.org or call (406) 414-5990.
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