Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - LOCAL ONLY
HiredFirst
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Staffing partner
$30–$32.04/hr
Posted pay
About a minute · no account or résumé needed.
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Posted Aug 17, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 31, 2026
What this means for you
This role comes through HiredFirst, a staffing partner — assignment-style terms, so ask exactly which facility you'd land in. It's a day shift — the busiest hours, the fullest crew, and your evenings back. Twelve-hour shifts compress the week — three days on, four days yours.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Days · 12-hour
- Weekends, holidays, call
- Shift: 6A-6:30P; 36 hours (Every other weekend rotation)
About this role
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Requirements
- Active state license
About the employer
You would start as a HiredFirst clinician, not as a hospital employee. HiredFirst is a staffing firm. They offer permanent, travel, and local contracts, medical benefits, and weekly pay, and they send you to a client floor — a 238-bed…
What reviewers appreciate
- Weekly pay and medical benefits on permanent, travel, and local contracts
- Contract lengths from 3 to 13 weeks
- Infinity Referral Network pays an uncapped hourly amount for every hour a referred clinician works, including extensions
What reviewers flag
- No residency, tuition support, loan help, or career ladder on file
- Sign-on and relocation amounts are case-by-case, not a posted figure
- Nurse-to-patient ratios, float, and union status are unknown because you work at the client site
Living in Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe blends high-desert beauty with a renowned arts scene, adobe architecture, and a slow-paced, culturally rich lifestyle at 7,200 feet. Nurses drawn to the Canyon Road galleries, historic Plaza, and cooler mountain climate will find a close-knit community where outdoor recreation meets Southwestern charm.
- Metro price level · Santa Fe area
- 1% below the national average
- BEA index 98.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,463/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $73,482/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and call?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?