Licensed Nurse (LPN / RN) PRN
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Posted Aug 21
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Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Skilled Nursing
- Accepts
- LPN
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About this role
Provides nursing care within scope of practice to ensure patient’s needs are met in accordance with standards of practice, physician orders, center policies and procedures, and state, federal and local guidelines.
Principal Responsibilities
- Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Company Infection Control Manual.
- Understands, participates and assists in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
- Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
- Notifies other Departments of patient changes, i.e., room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge, etc.
- Conducts family and patient education.
- Demonstrates the ability to administer medications timely and according to facility policy.
- Demonstrates the ability to administer treatments timely and according to facility policy.
- Demonstrates ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act
- Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.
Qualifications
- Currently licensed as LPN/RN in state
- One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.
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Requirements
- Currently licensed as LPN/RN in state
- One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.
Place
- City
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Median rent
- $1,145/mo
- Local household income
- $68,317/yr
- Metro price level
- 4% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Albuquerque area index 95.5, where 100 is the national average.
Nestled in the high desert along the Rio Grande, Albuquerque blends Southwestern culture with a sunny, four-season climate. The Sandia Mountains frame the skyline to the east, while historic Old Town offers adobe architecture and local shops. A relaxed pace and diverse medical facilities make it an appealing option for nurses seeking a distinctive Southwestern lifestyle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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You would step into a 119-bed skilled nursing facility on University Boulevard NE in Albuquerque, a Medicare- and Medicaid-participating home with a resident council and no hospital or CCRC attachment. The work is long-term and skilled nursing care: total nurse…
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