RN - MED​/SURG PRN

Brief Description

SMMC is seeking a skilled and compassionate PRN Registered Nurse to join our Medical/Surgical team in the heart of Idaho's mountain country. This role offers autonomy, collaboration, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in a rural healthcare setting. You'll be part of a small but mighty team that blends clinical excellence with small-town heart!

Nestled in the Salmon River Valley, Steele Memorial Medical Center (SMMC) offers the best of both worlds: high-level care in a setting that feels like home. You'll enjoy breathtaking mountain views, world-class fishing, and a community that still waves hello. If you're ready to bring your full clinical expertise to a setting where adventure meets purpose, we'd love to meet you!

Salmon, Idaho where your work matters and your days off are always an adventure!

• Hiking
• Fishing
• Camping
• Rafting
• Golfing
• No traffic!

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The Medical-Surgical RN provides direct patient care, coordinates treatment plans, and ensures high-quality nursing services for patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery. This role requires strong clinical judgment, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, and a commitment to patient-centered care.

• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; following facility standards of care set by the State Board of Nursing and other governing agency regulations. Possess knowledge and skills regarding nursing principals and practice.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in accordance with hospital policies; make nursing decisions within the scope of licensure.
• Administer medications, treatments, and IV therapy as per physician order.
• Monitor vital signs, symptoms, and patient progress, reporting changes promptly.
• Collaborate with physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans, discharge instructions and health management.
• Maintain accurate documentation in electronic health records (EMR).
• Ensure compliance with infection control, safety protocols, and regulatory standards.
• Monitor patient progress, document assessments and adjust care plans accordingly.
• Assist with post-operative recovery, chronic illness management, and acute care interventions.
• Respond to emergencies and coordinate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Communicate effectively with a wide range of age groups, ethnic, educational, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Organizational skills, with ability to prioritize with accuracy and speed.
• Attend 75% of nursing staff meetings and other available in-service education that pertain to professional growth and development.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promote patient independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patients, friends, and family to understand their condition, medications, and self‑care skills; answering questions.
• Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintain continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Delegate and oversee tasks delegated to nursing assistants, ESTs and Unit Clerks.

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) License in the State of Idaho or approved compact state licensure.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire.
• Advanced Life Support (ACLS) Certification required up on date of hire.
• Pediatric Life Support (PALS) certification required within a year of date of hire.

Steele Memorial Medical Center is a county‑owned, 18‑bed Critical Access hospital and Level IV Trauma center located in Salmon, Idaho nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. We serve a diverse rural population with a full spectrum of services including general surgery, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, demonology, obstetrics and a robust Rural Health and Outpatient Specialty Clinic. At SMMC, you’re not just joining a team—you’re becoming part of a community that values integrity, compassion, and connection.