Los Alamos Wellness & Rehabilitation
Nursing Home · Los Alamos, NM
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
Benefits
Contract benefits listed: 401(k), dental, vision, health, and life insurance; housing stipend noted with travel/contract pay.
What stands out
Travel nurses
RN travel and contract rehab roles are listed at $45–$50 an hour plus a housing stipend on 12-week renewable contracts.
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
Travel nurses
LVN travel and contract rehab nursing is posted at $35–$40 an hour plus housing stipend, with 12-hour shifts and an ASAP start.
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
New graduates
New graduates are welcome here and the facility states you will be trained.
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
Experienced nurses
Supervisory shift work is part of the role—managing nursing personnel, running staff meetings, updating the DON, and assessing staff performance.
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
More about working here
Travel nurses
Multi-state licensees are welcomed, with current BLS/CPR required and two years of SNF experience preferred.
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
Moving here
You would work skilled nursing, long-term care, and rehab at 1011 Sombrillo Court in Los Alamos, on 12-week contracts that can renew.
As of 2026Source 1: allnurses.comSource 2: losalamoswellness.com
Experienced nurses
Contract benefits listed include 401(k), dental, vision, health, and life insurance.
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- 12-hour shifts; 12-week renewable travel contracts; ASAP start
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
- Charge opportunities
- Supervisory shift duties include managing nursing personnel, staff meetings, updates to DON, and assessing staff performance
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
- Pay and benefits
- LVN travel/contract rehab nursing $35–$40/hr plus housing stipend
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN travel/contract rehab nursing $45–$50/hr plus housing stipend
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- New graduates are welcome and will be trained
As of 2026Source: losalamoswellness.com
The city
Living in Los Alamos, NM
Perched on the Pajarito Plateau at 7,300 feet, Los Alamos blends small-town mountain living with a scientific heritage rooted in Los Alamos National Laboratory. Nurses relocating here find outdoor access, tight-knit community vibes, and cool summers amid ponderosa pine forests roughly 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe.
Browse roles in Los Alamos
- State price level · New Mexico
- 8% below the national average
- State index 92.2 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,359/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $141,018/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would step into skilled nursing, long-term care, and rehab work at Los Alamos Wellness & Rehabilitation on Sombrillo Court in Los Alamos. Travel and contract roles here run on 12-hour shifts and 12-week renewable contracts, with an ASAP start when they need coverage.
- Nursing Home · Los Alamos
More about Los Alamos Wellness & Rehabilitation
New graduates are welcome and the facility says you will be trained; multi-state licensees are welcomed, with BLS/CPR required and two years of SNF experience preferred. Pay on the public apply page is listed as $35–$40 an hour for LVN travel/contract rehab nursing and $45–$50 an hour for RN travel/contract rehab nursing, each plus a housing stipend. One of our own postings sat at $40 an hour. Contract benefits listed include 401(k), dental, vision, health, and life insurance. If you take supervisory shift duties, that can mean managing nursing personnel, staff meetings, updates to the DON, and assessing staff performance. The setting is a nursing home/SNF with total nurse hours per resident day around 3.26. CMS-linked context on record includes a staffing rating of 2, staff turnover near 44%, RN turnover near 75%, twenty health deficiencies, and five fines—worth weighing before you decide.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- RN travel/contract rehab pay listed at $45–$50/hr plus housing stipend
- LVN travel/contract rehab pay listed at $35–$40/hr plus housing stipend
- New graduates welcome and will be trained
- 12-week renewable contracts with 12-hour shifts and ASAP start
- Contract benefits include 401(k), dental, vision, health, and life insurance
- Supervisory shift duties available for nurses ready to lead a shift
The hard parts
- Staffing rating of 2 in CMS-linked context
- RN turnover around 75% and overall staff turnover around 44%
- Twenty health deficiencies and five fines on record
- Two years of SNF experience preferred, which may narrow fit for some new grads
What to weigh
CMS context shows a staffing rating of 2, staff turnover around 44%, RN turnover around 75%, twenty health deficiencies, and five fines.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 30, 2026
- Website
- losalamoswellness.com ↗
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- Rehabnew grads2 open
Skilled Nursing / Long-Term Care / Rehab
Facility is a nursing home/SNF with total nurse HPRD 3.26, RN HPRD 0.39, CNA HPRD 2.15; travel RN/LVN rehab roles posted.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: allnurses.comSource 2: losalamoswellness.com
Open roles
Current openings at Los Alamos Wellness & Rehabilitation
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Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
Los Alamos Wellness & RehabilitationLos Alamos, NM · Posted last week
- LVN
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 12-hour shifts
- Agency contract
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