RN - Acute Step Down
As a Progressive Care (Acute Care Step-down) Registered Nurse at Presbyterian Hospital, you'll coordinate nursing care - including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
Posted Sep 8 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour shifts · Nights Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America)36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Progressive Care (Acute Care Step-down) · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseState of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License
- Term
- Permanent Type of Opportunity: Full timeFull time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program
- License
- State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License *State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License Check your license
- Certification
- BLS certification BLS certification REQUIRED at time of hire
- Education
- Associate Degree in Nursing or above Associate Degree in Nursing or above required.
Preferred
- Education
- Degree from accredited academic nursing program *Degree from accredited academic nursing program preferred
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Night differential
- Night and weekend differentials Night and weekend differentials
- Pay differential
- Education differentials ($2.00/hour for BSN; $4.00/hour for MSN) Education differentials ($2.00/hour for BSN; $4.00/hour for MSN)
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
- Extra pay
- Night and weekend differentials • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)for night/weekend shifts (for eligible positions)
- Extra pay
- $2.00/hour for BSN; $4.00/hour for MSNfor BSN or MSN
- Bonus
- Sign-on bonus Sign-on bonus for qualifying candidatesfor qualifying candidates
- Pay reviews
- Compensation range takes into account experience, training, internal equity, and business/organizational needs
Benefits
- BenefitsMandatory nurse residency program for new graduates (monthly seminars, peer debriefing, mentoring, rounding)
- BenefitsTuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- BenefitsStaff safety wearable badge• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
- BenefitsMalpractice liability insurance• Malpractice liability insurance
- BenefitsLoan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- BenefitsRelocation assistance for qualifying candidatesRelocation assistance for qualifying candidates
More benefits (9)
- BenefitsWellness program including free on-site and community gyms, nutrition coaching, mindfulness/meditation, and wellness challenges
- BenefitsSpacious, private wellness rooms for breastfeeding employeesSpacious, private wellness rooms for breastfeeding employees
- BenefitsEmployee gym with brand-new fitness equipmentAn employee gym with brand-new fitness equipment
- tuition and certification reimbursement
- scholarship opportunities
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles
- Sign-on bonus for qualifying candidates
- wellness program
- free on-site and community-based gyms
The role and schedule
- Charting
- EPIC • EPIC electronic charting system
- Day to day
- coordinate nursing care including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Details
- 144 all-private patient rooms with views in the Progressive Care tower 144 all-private patient rooms with views
- Details
- 11 stories and 335,000 square feet Progressive Care tower 11 stories and 335,000 square feet
- Details
- Strategically designed, decentralized nurse's stations Strategically designed, decentralized nurse’s stations that facilitate provider collaboration and access to patient rooms
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Original listing
Posted on Presbyterian System Services’ careers page.
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Location Address
1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930
Compensation Pay Range
Minimum Offer $0.00 Maximum Offer $0.00
Summary
At Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS), we're determined to take care of those working in healthcare. PHS team members are the heart of our organization and the driving force behind our innovation and success. As a Progressive Care (Acute Care Step-down) Registered Nurse at Presbyterian Hospital, you'll coordinate nursing care – including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care.
We welcome applications from both new graduates and experienced RNs! New graduates have the opportunity to participate in our mandatory residency program, which includes monthly seminars led by the Nurse Residency Team, peer-to-peer debriefing sessions, support groups/mentoring, and rounding. The Nurse Residency Program is an added benefit designed to support your transition into practice.
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
In Progressive Care, there are opportunities for RNs to gain leadership experience through Preceptor, Clinical Practice Leader, Relief Charge and Quality Improvement roles.
Where you’ll work
Presbyterian Hospital is PHS’s flagship hospital – located in the heart of Albuquerque. As a not-for-profit acute care facility, Presbyterian Hospital is dedicated to the care of its patients and community. Presbyterian Hospital offers a wide range of specialized care – including heart health, women’s health, children’s health and neuroscience care.
The new Progressive Care tower at Presbyterian Hospital features
11 stories and 335,000 square feet 144 all-private patient rooms with views Healing gardens and tranquil indoor spaces – including several green spaces where staff, patients and their families can rest their minds and refresh. Strategically designed, decentralized nurse’s stations that facilitate provider collaboration and access to patient rooms Spacious, private wellness rooms for breastfeeding employees An employee gym with brand-new fitness equipment How you thrive matters here.
As a Registered Nurse at Presbyterian, you’ll be eligible for
Night and weekend differentials Education differentials ($2.00/hour for BSN; $4.00/hour for MSN) Sign-on bonus for qualifying candidates Relocation assistance for qualifying candidates *Performs other functions as required.
Qualifications
Associate Degree in Nursing or above required. *Degree from accredited academic nursing program preferred Registered Nurse-NM *State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License BLS certification REQUIRED at time of hire 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. Learn more about our employee benefits.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
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. We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services
What's around it?
Albuquerque, NMFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,145/mo
- Household income
- $68,317/yr, all local households, not nurse pay