Registered Nurse (DOH/NMRC #11908)
New Mexico Department of Health
Roswell, New Mexico
RN
Posted Aug 12
- Unit
- Rehab
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Practice
- Union position
- Setting
- Rehab
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
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
Salary
$33.12 - $49.68 Hourly
$68,886 - $103,330 Annually
This position is a Pay Band C9
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Posting Details
This posting will be used for on-going recruitment and may close at any time. Applicant lists may be screened more than once. New Mexico Rehabilitation Center (NMRC) is a Joint Commission accredited specialty hospital providing rehabilitation services to citizens of the State of New Mexico.
This posting is used for ongoing recruitment and may close at anytime. Applicant lists may be screened more than once.
Why does the job exist?
Performs nursing duties for Chemical Dependency and Medical Rehabilitation Patients.
How does it get done?
Incumbent is responsible for meeting standards, certification, licensing and statutory requirements. This position will provide executive leadership to medical personnel within the unit while meeting quality care standards and enhancing personnel performance.
Who are the customers?
Patients in need of rehabilitation for Chemical Dependency or Medical Rehabilitation.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate would have experience in nursing care to physical rehabilitation and/or chemically dependent patients; Maintaining electronic medical records and would have CPR certification.
Minimum Qualification
Must possess a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in New Mexico, or eligibility for such licensure in accordance with New Mexico requirements, or eligibility for a temporary license issued for employment at a specific institution in New Mexico and two (2) years of experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification.
Employment Requirements
Must possess and maintain a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in New Mexico or eligibility for such licensure in accordance with New Mexico requirement. Employment is subject to post offer pre-employment criminal background check and is conditional pending results. Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License and must complete a Defensive Driving Course.
Working Conditions
Candidate will have experience working with targeted population. This position will perform work in a hospital setting with exposure to visual/video display terminal and extensive computer and phone usage. Lifting up to thirty (30) pounds may be required. Incumbent may be exposed to unpredictable and potentially violent patients in stressful situation. Some travel with the occasional overnight stay may be required.
Supplemental Information
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Agency Contact Information: Mariko Morales 575-347-3417 Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
Bargaining Unit Position
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.
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Requirements
- Must possess a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in New Mexico, or eligibility for such licensure in accordance with New Mexico requirements, or eligibility for a temporary license issued for employment at a specific institution in New Mexico and two (2) years of experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification.
- Must possess and maintain a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in New Mexico or eligibility for such licensure in accordance with New Mexico requirement. Employment is subject to post offer pre-employment criminal background check and is conditional pending results. Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License and must complete a Defensive Driving Course.
- Working Conditions
- Candidate will have experience working with targeted population. This position will perform work in a hospital setting with exposure to visual/video display terminal and extensive computer and phone usage. Lifting up to thirty (30) pounds may be required. Incumbent may be exposed to unpredictable and potentially violent patients in stressful situation. Some travel with the occasional overnight stay may be required.
- Supplemental Information
- Do you know what Total Compensation is? Click here
- Agency Contact Information: Mariko Morales 575-347-3417 Email
- For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
- Bargaining Unit Position
- This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.
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Place
- City
- Roswell, New Mexico
- Median rent
- $876/mo
- Local household income
- $51,583/yr
- State price level
- 8% below the national average
- Address
- Roswell, NM, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
New Mexico index 92.2, where 100 is the national average.
Roswell sits in southeastern New Mexico's high desert, a small city forever linked to the 1947 UFO incident that still shapes its quirky downtown alien shops and museums. For nurses seeking a quiet desert lifestyle with a touch of the surreal, it's a one-of-a-kind place to call home.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You would step into the New Mexico Rehabilitation Center in Roswell, a Department of Health specialty hospital for intensive medical and behavioral health rehabilitation. The work sits on chemical dependency and medical rehab units; hiring materials stress a small patient-to-staff…
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