RN - Acute Step Down
Albuquerque, New Mexico
RN's in this position will begin working in a progressive/acute care environment providing intermediate levels of care for patients.
Posted Oct 5 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12 Hour Days · 12 hours Work Shift: 12 Hour Days (United States of America)3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Hybrid Unit (progressive/acute care) · Hospital This Hybrid Unit will take a mix of higher acuity patients to include long term trachs and drips that need monitoring.mix of higher acuity patients including long term trachs and drips
- License
- RN license *State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License Academic Preparation:State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License
- Term
- Permanent Type of Opportunity: Full timeFull time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed New graduates and experienced RN’s are encouraged to apply.
- License
- State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License *State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License Academic Preparation: Check your license
- Certification
- BLS certification BLS certification REQUIRED at time of hire
- Education
- Associate Degree in Nursing *Minimum Associate Degree
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
- Against similar roles
- In range for Albuquerque staff RN rolesAlbuquerque staff RN postings that state pay run $40/hr to $40/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $40/hr, across 53 postings.
- Night differential
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions) Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
- Extra pay
- differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and various lead roles • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)for eligible positions
- Pay reviews
- compensation range takes into account experience, training, internal equity, and business needs
Benefits
- Benefitseducational and career development options, tuition and certification reimbursement, and scholarship opportunities• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Benefitsstaff safety wearable badge to call for help• 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
- Benefitswellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching, mindfulness and meditation, and wellness challenges
- Tuition and certification reimbursement
More benefits (4)
- Scholarship opportunities
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts
- Loan forgiveness
- Wellness program
The role and schedule
- Charting
- EPIC electronic charting system • EPIC electronic charting system
- Patients
- CHF, renal failure, GI bleeds, respiratory failure, heart failure, pulmonary disease, and acute or chronic illnesses
- Day to day
- communicates and assists team members and participates in problem solving and conflict resolution
- Day to day
- performs on-call duties to triage patients over phone and visit when needed *Performs on-call duties effectively with the ability to triage patients over the phone and visit when needed.
- Day to day
- directs educational needs for top diagnoses and care areas
- Day to day
- supervises home health aides per Medicare/Medicaid regulations *Supervises the home health aides in compliance with the Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations.
- Hours stated
- 12 Hour Days (United States of America)
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- On call
- on-call duties required
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, 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 $39.69 Maximum Offer $58.17
Summary
Where you start your career starts matters here... 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 Days (United States of America)
Responsibilities
RN's in this position will begin working in a progressive/acute care environment providing intermediate levels of care for patients. This Hybrid Unit will take a mix of higher acuity patients to include long term trachs and drips that need monitoring. New graduates and experienced RN’s are encouraged to apply.
This is a general progressive care. CHF, renal failure, GI bleeds, Respiratory failure, heart failure, pulmonary disease and other acute or chronic illnesses. *Effectively communicates and assists other members of nursing team and/or other disciplines. Actively participates in problem solving and conflict resolution to maintain team cohesiveness. *Performs on-call duties effectively with the ability to triage patients over the phone and visit when needed. *Directs own educational needs for the top 10 ICD9 codes and/or diagnoses for diabetes, wounds/post-surgical, arthritis, newborns, Coumadin dependency, malnutrition/ nutrition needs, medication instruction, pain and symptom control/hospice care. *Supervises the home health aides in compliance with the Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations. *Performs other functions as required.
Qualifications
Education
*Minimum Associate Degree *Degree from accredited academic nursing program preferred
Education specialization
- Nursing
Credentials
- Registered Nurse-NM
*State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License Academic Preparation: 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