RN

Presbyterian Healthcare Services; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition & cert reimbursement

Staff safety badge

Shift differentials (night/weekend)

Malpractice insurance

Loan forgiveness program

EPIC electronic charting system

Job summary

Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, NM is seeking an Inpatient RN to deliver compassionate, high-quality care on the inpatient unit. You will lead nursing teams, coordinate care, and educate patients and families while focusing on safety and outcomes.

The role requires NM or compact-state licensure, ADN (BSN preferred), and current BLS/ACLS/NRP/PALS certifications. The position features full-time hours, night shifts, and organizational support for development and safety.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN in NM or compact state.
• ADN degree required; BSN preferred.
• Current certifications in BLS, ACLS, NRP, PALS as listed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of patient care and delegate tasks to nursing staff and home health aides.
• Maintain clinical competence and adjust care plans to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Coordinate patient care with patients, families, physicians, and community resources.
• Support patients and families with education, rights, and informed consent.
• Ensure patient understanding of care plans, advanced directives, and admission processes.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of nursing research, standards, and hospital policies.

Education

Degree from accredited nursing program

Minimum ADN preparation

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Location Address

2400 Unser Blvd SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124

Compensation Pay Range

Minimum Offer $39.69 Maximum Offer $58.17

Summary

Join our inpatient nursing team at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center and make a meaningful difference for patients and families throughout their hospital stay. As an Inpatient RN, you’ll provide compassionate, high-quality nursing care in a collaborative environment focused on patient safety, clinical excellence, and an exceptional patient experience.

How You Grow, Learn And Thrive Matters Here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 0.90 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Acts as clinical resource by overseeing the delivery of patient care, directs and delegates patient care assignments to home health aides and nursing staff based on acuteness of patient care needs and staff capability and anticipates future needs
• Maintains clinically competent in providing direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care..
• Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient, family, all other disciplines, primary and secondary physicians and community resources/programs.
• Demonstrates knowledge philosophy and provides support to patients and their families.
• Ensures that patients understand their rights and responsibilities, advanced directives and the meaning of informed consent during the admission process.
• Assesses and directs patient and family teaching needs and is proficient in the use of return demonstration and teaching aids in the home setting.
• Maintains professional responsibility for knowledge of current nursing research, practice standards, guidelines and protocols, and hospital policies, procedures, and programs to improve patient care quality.
• Maintains a proficiency in the use of all equipment used in his/her practice.
• Effectively communicates and assists other members of nursing team and/or other disciplines. Actively participates in problem solving and conflict resolution to maintain team cohesiveness.
• Performs on-call duties effectively with the ability to triage patients over the phone and visit when needed.
• Directs own educational needs for the top 10 ICD9 codes and/or diagnoses for diabetes, wounds/post-surgical, arthritis, newborns, Coumadin dependency, malnutrition / nutrition needs, medication instruction, pain and symptom control/hospice care.

Qualifications

• Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)
• Minimum ADN preparation

State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License required.

• Required Certification from either AHA, ASHI, or Red Cross
• BLS: All RN roles
• ACLS: Emergency Department, Critical Care, Cardiovascular Lab, GI Lab, Interventional Radiology, Progressive Care, Surgical Services Pre-Op and Recovery Room
• NRP: Family Birthing Center, Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Mother/Baby Care
• PALS: Children Services, Cardiovascular Lab, Emergency Department, GI Lab, Interventional Radiology, Surgical Services Pre-Op and Recovery Room

We're All About Well-being, Starting With Yours.

Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Learn more about our employee benefits.

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.