Nurse Manager – Surgical Services
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Socorro, New Mexico
RN · OR · PACU · Perioperative Care
Posted Jul 13
- Unit
- OR, PACU
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $11/hr above the median
The median for Perioperative Care in New Mexico is $47/hr, across 11 postings.
About this role
Assists the Department Director in planning, directing and coordinating the operational, financial and personnel activities of the designated departments. Provides clinical and operational leadership for areas assigned. Provide oversight for daily operations of surgical nursing units, including OR, PACU, and pre/post-operative care. Ensure delivery of safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate nursing staff. Oversee departmental budgets, resource allocation, and cost control. Collaborate with physicians, anesthesia providers, and interdisciplinary teams.
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Requirements
- State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License or Graduate Nurse Permit required
- BLS required
- BSN required
- Degree from accredited academic nursing program
- PACU experience
- Surgical nursing expertise
- Staff supervision
- Operational management
Benefits
- Educational and career development options
- Tuition and certification reimbursement
- Scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety wearable badge
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and lead roles
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through New Mexico Higher Education Department
- EPIC electronic charting system
Place
- City
- Socorro, New Mexico
- Median rent
- $711/mo
- Local household income
- $39,375/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.
Socorro sits in central New Mexico's high desert along the Rio Grande, home to New Mexico Tech and a tight-knit community of roughly 8,000 residents. The nearby Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge draws birdwatchers each winter, while surrounding mountain ranges offer hiking and outdoor recreation for nurses seeking a quiet, research-town pace of life.
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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Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
