Nursing Supervisor Jobs in Montana
Nursing Supervisor jobs in Montana are concentrated in hospital systems, long-term care facilities, and rural critical access hospitals, with steady demand at both charge nurse and director-level roles. The largest hiring activity is in Billings, Missoula, and Great Falls, where established health systems such as Billings Clinic, Providence St. Patrick Hospital, and Benefis Health System consistently bring on supervisory nursing staff. Med-surg oversight, behavioral health unit management, and long-term care supervision are the most in-demand specialties across the state. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Description:
The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer assists the CNO in the oversight of the daily clinical and administrative operations of the nursing department to ensure that each resident receives the necessary care and services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, in accordance with their comprehensive plan of care. Assists with ensuring that the nursing department’s philosophy and objectives incorporate evidence-based practice in providing high quality care and quality of life to each resident. Serves as an advocate for the residents and staff under his/her direction. Fosters high standards of resident care through the provision and promotion of diligent orientation and continuing education efforts, adequate levels of nursing personnel, properly prepared nursing supervisors and managers, and current policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
Assures nursing organizational structure supports clinical and administrative standards and goals that will enable the facility to achieve its mission, person-centered care, ongoing survey readiness and regulatory compliance.
Implements facility’s systems, processes, and programs to achieve the mission, goals and strategic plan for the facility.
Assists in leading the nursing team to ensure quality outcomes.
Oversees the staffing based upon census, acuity and budget. Assures effective recruitment and retention plans exist, and participates in their effective implementation.
Adheres to facility’s personnel policies and procedures, including the facility’s Employee Handbook. Ensures performance evaluations for nursing employees are completed in a timely manner.
Promotes effective working conditions, and positive employee relations.
Participates in budget discussions and staffing composition recommendations.
Participates in the facility’s quality assurance performance improvement process by analyzing outcomes, identifying trends and developing action plans. Ensure adherence to the plans of correction. Be proactive in driving quality, person-centered care.
Collaborates with other members of the health care team as needed.
Reviews prospective resident referrals to validate clinical services can effectively be provided by the facility.
Manages adverse events, establishes root cause, and plans to prevent reoccurrences.
Assists with assessing nursing department education needs and sets obtainable goals to enable the center to provide more complex clinical services that will broaden the facility’s referral base.
Participates and/or leads committees or workgroups as deemed necessary and/or requested by Administration.
Communicates and collaborates with the Medical Director, attending and consulting physicians, ancillary and service departments, and contracted resources.
Supports an open-door policy for addressing resident, resident representatives, providers, and staff concerns.
Participates in the selection, monitoring, evaluation, storage and tracking of clinically related equipment and supply usage.
Assumes responsibilities and authority of nursing department in the short term absence of the CNO.
Functions as the MDS coordinator for MDS completion and transmission with the appropriate participation of health professionals, as indicated.
Remains knowledgeable about the residents and their conditions through mechanisms such as making daily rounds, discussion with charge nurse, review of new orders/consultation reports, clinical meetings, and promotion of person-centered care.
Promotes and evaluates resident and family satisfaction with nursing services.
Advocates for and assists with smooth transitions of care from one setting to another through effective communication and discharge planning activities.
Promotes an environment where residents’ rights are protected and residents are free from abuse and neglect.
Evaluates staff development needs for the nursing department. Ensures clinical competency of all nursing staff. Collaborates with the Director of Clinical Operations to develop and manage systems to assure clinical competencies during the hiring process and annually. Encourages ongoing professional organizations, and completing formal academic programs.
Participates in employee recognition programs.
Communicates effectively, actively listens and functions effectively as a part of the team.
Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company’s Code of Conduct, its policies and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.
Other Functions
Other duties as assigned.
Maintains resident/patient confidentiality and ensures HIPAA compliance by nursing department.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Performance that surpasses resident expectations and foster the highest degree of quality care.
Strong clinical skills.
Intimate knowledgeable of applicable federal, state and other regulations, including state specific clinical practice acts.
Knowledge and ability to follow regulations, policies and guidelines.
Leadership Competencies
Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement: Advocates for extraordinary patient/resident care every day. Participates in an ongoing and comprehensive cross department effort to monitor quality and trend outcomes. Utilizes evidence based data to measure against industry baselines and facility benchmarks. Becomes proficient in root-cause analysis to drive systemic action for excellence.
Safety: Creates and fosters a culture of safety at the facility – for patients/residents and employees.
Development: Assesses and recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses. Promotes continual learning and development – through self-development and development of employees.
Communication: Communicates verbally and in writing in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. Shares relevant department and/or facility information in a timely manner.
Customer Service: Understands that our patients/residents are our customers; regularly anticipates the needs of the patients/residents and demonstrates high-quality service with a commitment to continuous improvement.
Resilience: Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. Recovers quickly from setbacks.
Decisiveness: Makes well-informed, effective, and timely data-driven decisions, even when solutions produce unpleasant consequences; anticipates the impact and implications of decisions.
Team Building: Inspires and fosters team commitment, ownership thinking, pride, and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish department and facility goals.
Subject Matter Expertise: Serves as a subject matter expert; understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to area(s) of responsibility.
Workforce Management (when assigned): Builds and manages a workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. Ensures employees are appropriately recruited, selected, trained, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance growth opportunities and short comings.
Technology Management: Keeps up-to-date on technological developments. Makes effective use of facility technology to achieve results. Ensures access to, and security of, technology systems.
Financial Management: Understands and follows the organization’s financial processes. Makes financial decisions with an owner’s mindset. Monitors expenditures and uses cost-benefit thinking to set priorities.
Creativity / Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions the status quo; encourages new ideas and innovations; evaluates and proposes new or cutting edge programs/processes.
Partnering: Develops internal and/or external networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
Requirements:
Education
Graduate of accredited school of nursing with an ASN or BSN.
Licenses/Certification
Valid RN license in the state employed.
Valid CPR certification.
DNS-CT or CDONA, optional.
Valid driver’s license.
Experience
2 years successful nursing experience in a long-term care facility preferred.
Pay: $45.00 - $55.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Work Location: In person
Description:
The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer assists the CNO in the oversight of the daily clinical and administrative operations of the nursing department to ensure that each resident receives the necessary care and services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, in accordance with their comprehensive plan of care. Assists with ensuring that the nursing department’s philosophy and objectives incorporate evidence-based practice in providing high quality care and quality of life to each resident. Serves as an advocate for the residents and staff under his/her direction. Fosters high standards of resident care through the provision and promotion of diligent orientation and continuing education efforts, adequate levels of nursing personnel, properly prepared nursing supervisors and managers, and current policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
Assures nursing organizational structure supports clinical and administrative standards and goals that will enable the facility to achieve its mission, person-centered care, ongoing survey readiness and regulatory compliance.
Implements facility’s systems, processes, and programs to achieve the mission, goals and strategic plan for the facility.
Assists in leading the nursing team to ensure quality outcomes.
Oversees the staffing based upon census, acuity and budget. Assures effective recruitment and retention plans exist, and participates in their effective implementation.
Adheres to facility’s personnel policies and procedures, including the facility’s Employee Handbook. Ensures performance evaluations for nursing employees are completed in a timely manner.
Promotes effective working conditions, and positive employee relations.
Participates in budget discussions and staffing composition recommendations.
Participates in the facility’s quality assurance performance improvement process by analyzing outcomes, identifying trends and developing action plans. Ensure adherence to the plans of correction. Be proactive in driving quality, person-centered care.
Collaborates with other members of the health care team as needed.
Reviews prospective resident referrals to validate clinical services can effectively be provided by the facility.
Manages adverse events, establishes root cause, and plans to prevent reoccurrences.
Assists with assessing nursing department education needs and sets obtainable goals to enable the center to provide more complex clinical services that will broaden the facility’s referral base.
Participates and/or leads committees or workgroups as deemed necessary and/or requested by Administration.
Communicates and collaborates with the Medical Director, attending and consulting physicians, ancillary and service departments, and contracted resources.
Supports an open-door policy for addressing resident, resident representatives, providers, and staff concerns.
Participates in the selection, monitoring, evaluation, storage and tracking of clinically related equipment and supply usage.
Assumes responsibilities and authority of nursing department in the short term absence of the CNO.
Functions as the MDS coordinator for MDS completion and transmission with the appropriate participation of health professionals, as indicated.
Remains knowledgeable about the residents and their conditions through mechanisms such as making daily rounds, discussion with charge nurse, review of new orders/consultation reports, clinical meetings, and promotion of person-centered care.
Promotes and evaluates resident and family satisfaction with nursing services.
Advocates for and assists with smooth transitions of care from one setting to another through effective communication and discharge planning activities.
Promotes an environment where residents’ rights are protected and residents are free from abuse and neglect.
Evaluates staff development needs for the nursing department. Ensures clinical competency of all nursing staff. Collaborates with the Director of Clinical Operations to develop and manage systems to assure clinical competencies during the hiring process and annually. Encourages ongoing professional organizations, and completing formal academic programs.
Participates in employee recognition programs.
Communicates effectively, actively listens and functions effectively as a part of the team.
Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company’s Code of Conduct, its policies and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.
Other Functions
Other duties as assigned.
Maintains resident/patient confidentiality and ensures HIPAA compliance by nursing department.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Performance that surpasses resident expectations and foster the highest degree of quality care.
Strong clinical skills.
Intimate knowledgeable of applicable federal, state and other regulations, including state specific clinical practice acts.
Knowledge and ability to follow regulations, policies and guidelines.
Leadership Competencies
Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement: Advocates for extraordinary patient/resident care every day. Participates in an ongoing and comprehensive cross department effort to monitor quality and trend outcomes. Utilizes evidence based data to measure against industry baselines and facility benchmarks. Becomes proficient in root-cause analysis to drive systemic action for excellence.
Safety: Creates and fosters a culture of safety at the facility – for patients/residents and employees.
Development: Assesses and recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses. Promotes continual learning and development – through self-development and development of employees.
Communication: Communicates verbally and in writing in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. Shares relevant department and/or facility information in a timely manner.
Customer Service: Understands that our patients/residents are our customers; regularly anticipates the needs of the patients/residents and demonstrates high-quality service with a commitment to continuous improvement.
Resilience: Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. Recovers quickly from setbacks.
Decisiveness: Makes well-informed, effective, and timely data-driven decisions, even when solutions produce unpleasant consequences; anticipates the impact and implications of decisions.
Team Building: Inspires and fosters team commitment, ownership thinking, pride, and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish department and facility goals.
Subject Matter Expertise: Serves as a subject matter expert; understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to area(s) of responsibility.
Workforce Management (when assigned): Builds and manages a workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. Ensures employees are appropriately recruited, selected, trained, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance growth opportunities and short comings.
Technology Management: Keeps up-to-date on technological developments. Makes effective use of facility technology to achieve results. Ensures access to, and security of, technology systems.
Financial Management: Understands and follows the organization’s financial processes. Makes financial decisions with an owner’s mindset. Monitors expenditures and uses cost-benefit thinking to set priorities.
Creativity / Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions the status quo; encourages new ideas and innovations; evaluates and proposes new or cutting edge programs/processes.
Partnering: Develops internal and/or external networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
Requirements:
Education
Graduate of accredited school of nursing with an ASN or BSN.
Licenses/Certification
Valid RN license in the state employed.
Valid CPR certification.
DNS-CT or CDONA, optional.
Valid driver’s license.
Experience
2 years successful nursing experience in a long-term care facility preferred.
Pay: $45.00 - $55.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Work Location: In person
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Where Montana roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Nursing Supervisor Job Market in Montana
A snapshot from current Montana openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Logan Health2
- Northern Montana Hospital2
- Billings Clinic1
- Sweetwater Care1S
- Libby of Cascadia1L
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services7
What Montana Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in nursing supervisor jobs across Montana.
- Active registered nurse license issued or recognized by the Montana Board of Nursing
- Minimum of three to five years of clinical nursing experience in an acute or long-term care setting
- Prior charge nurse or shift lead experience demonstrating supervisory competency
- Current BLS certification and ACLS certification required for most hospital-based positions
- Demonstrated ability to manage staffing schedules, performance reviews, and compliance documentation
- Strong knowledge of Joint Commission standards and Montana state health care regulations
Nursing Supervisor Jobs in Montana: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a nursing supervisor in Montana?
To become a nursing supervisor in Montana, you must hold an active registered nurse license issued or recognized by the Montana Board of Nursing, which requires passing the NCLEX-RN exam. Most employers also expect a BSN and several years of clinical experience in the setting you plan to supervise. Pursuing a charge nurse role first is the most common path into supervision, and a nursing leadership certificate can strengthen your candidacy.
Which companies hire nursing supervisors in Montana?
Employers hiring nursing supervisors in Montana right now include Logan Health, Northern Montana Hospital, and Billings Clinic, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Montana's mix of regional hospital systems, rural critical access hospitals, and long-term care networks means supervisory openings appear across a wide range of facility sizes and settings.
Which Montana cities have the most nursing supervisor jobs?
Havre, Cut Bank, and Great Falls have the most nursing supervisor openings in Montana. Billings anchors the market as the state's largest city and home to its busiest tertiary care system, while Missoula and Great Falls each support established regional medical centers and long-term care facilities that regularly fill supervisory nursing roles.
Are there remote nursing supervisor jobs in Montana?
Yes, but they're rare. About 0% of nursing supervisor openings tied to Montana are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting how hands-on the role is by nature. The portions of the job most likely to be performed remotely are administrative tasks such as scheduling, compliance reporting, and staff performance documentation rather than direct oversight of patient care.
How can I get hired as a nursing supervisor in Montana with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into a charge nurse position at a Montana hospital or long-term care facility before stepping into a formal supervisor role. Health systems such as Billings Clinic and Benefis Health System run nurse residency programs that place new graduates in clinical tracks where supervisory responsibility grows over time. Completing your BSN, obtaining ACLS certification, and volunteering for shift-lead coverage in your current unit are the credentials that most open the door.
Where can I find and apply to nursing supervisor jobs in Montana?
You can find and apply to nursing supervisor jobs in Montana on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the listings for roles that match your experience level and specialty, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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