RN or LPN - Outpatient Clinic
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Ruidoso, New Mexico
Family Clinic
Posted Jul 13
- Unit
- Outpatient Clinic
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- Clinic
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in New Mexico is $35/hr, across 121 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Build your career while making a meaningful impact close to home. Presbyterian is seeking a dedicated LPN to join our White Mountain Clinic team in Ruidoso, New Mexico. As an Outpatient RN/LPN you will deliver high-quality nursing care in a family clinic setting, contributing to patient assessment and supporting providers within the LPN scope of practice. This role administers prescribed treatments and medications, assists with procedures, and documents patient needs, actions, and responses. The LPN monitors changes in condition, communicates concerns promptly, and helps create a compassionate, patient-centered environment that supports comfort, healing, and an exceptional care experience.
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Requirements
- RN or LPN license
- New graduate or experienced nurse from an accredited practical nursing program
- Licensed Practical Nurse NM or RN License
- High School Diploma or GED
- BLS Certification
Benefits
- Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety wearable badge
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- EPIC electronic charting system
- Wellness program including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges
Place
- City
- Ruidoso, New Mexico
- Median rent
- $944/mo
- Local household income
- $52,736/yr
- State price level
- 8% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
New Mexico index 92.2, where 100 is the national average.
Ruidoso is a small alpine village in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico, known for Ski Apache, cool summers, and horse racing at Ruidoso Downs. Pine forests, mountain views, and a relaxed resort-town pace define the daily backdrop for nurses seeking a quieter high-desert lifestyle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Presbyterian Healthcare Services is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1908, it is the state's largest private employer with more than 11,000 employees. The system comprises eight hospitals, a statewide health plan (Presbyterian…
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