RN - PACU

0090 Presbyterian System Services; Espanola (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Safety wearable badge

Shift differentials for night/weekend

Malpractice insurance

Loan forgiveness program

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Espanola, NM, seeks an experienced registered nurse for direct patient care on a 10-hour shift. The role emphasizes clinical leadership, care coordination, and safety in a home health setting, with emphasis on teaching patients and families.

The RN will monitor outcomes, consult specialists as required, and ensure informed consent during admission. A strong focus on ICD-10/diabetes care, wound management, and hospice support is expected.

Qualifications

• ADN or higher nursing degree from an accredited program.
• State license in NM or Compact State required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of nursing standards and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of patient care and direct nursing staff assignments.
• Maintain clinical competency and adjust care plans as needed.
• Coordinate patient care with family, physicians, and community resources.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Clinical leadership

Education

ADN minimum

Tools

EPIC system

Medical equipment

Job description

Location Address: 1010 Spruce Street Espanola, NM 87532-2724. Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $39.69 Maximum Offer $58.17.

Responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. Responsible for prioritizing the delivery of direct nursing care using time and resources efficiently integrating a standards-based framework model.

Benefits

• 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: 1.00 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: 10 Hour Days (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.
• Supervises the home health aides in compliance with the Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations.
• Performs other functions as required.

Qualifications

• Academic Preparation: Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)
• Minimum ADN preparation
• Licensure: 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
• Updated: 3/15/26

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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.

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