RN or LPN - Outpatient Clinic
Lincoln County Medical Center - White Mountain Clinic
Presbyterian is seeking a dedicated LPN to join our White Mountain Clinic team in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a community known for its fresh mountain air, outdoor adventure, and relaxed pace of life.
Posted Jul 22 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Days Work Shift: Days (United States of America)
- Unit and setting
- White Mountain Clinic · Clinic
- License
- RN or LPN licenseLicensed Practical Nurse NM or RN
- Term
- Permanent Type of Opportunity: Full timeFull time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Minimum New graduate or experienced nurse from an accredited practical nursing program
- License
- Licensed Practical Nurse NM or RN Check your license
- Education
- accredited practical nursing program
- Education
- High School Diploma or GED
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
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 →
What it pays
- 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
- night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead rolesfor eligible positions
- Pay reviews
- posted compensation reflects RN rate *Compensation listed reflects RN rate
- Pay reviews
- compensation range considers experience, training, internal equity, and other organizational needs
Benefits
- Benefitseducational and career development options including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Benefitswearable safety 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 gym access, nutrition coaching, mindfulness resources, and wellness challenges
- tuition and certification reimbursement
- scholarship opportunities
- wellness program
The role and schedule
- Charting
- EPIC • EPIC electronic charting system
- Unit
- family clinic
- Day to day
- deliver nursing care, contribute to patient assessment, and support providers
- Day to day
- administer prescribed treatments and medications, assist with procedures, and document care This role administers prescribed treatments and medications, assists with procedures, and documents patient needs, actions, and responses.
- Day to day
- monitor changes in condition and communicate concerns promptly
- Day to day
- provide direct patient care including treatments, procedures, and medication administration Provide direct patient care, including treatments, procedures, and medication administration within the LPN scope of practice.
- Day to day
- assist nurses and providers during exams and clinical procedures Assist nurses and providers during exams and clinical procedures, ensuring safe and efficient care delivery.
- Day to day
- document patient condition, care provided, and follow-up needs in the medical record Document patient condition, care provided, and follow-up needs accurately in the medical record.
- Day to day
- monitor patient status and report concerns promptly to RN or provider Monitor patient status, recognize changes, and report concerns promptly to the RN or provider.
- Day to day
- apply Exceptional Patient Experience principles in all interactions Support a compassionate, patient-centered environment by applying Exceptional Patient Experience principles in all interactions.
- Weekends
- Weekends required
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
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Location Address
129 El Paso Rd Ruidoso, NM 88345-6033
Compensation Pay Range
Minimum Offer $37.80 Maximum Offer $55.40
Summary
Build your career while making a meaningful impact close to home. Presbyterian is seeking a dedicated LPN to join our White Mountain Clinic team in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a community known for its fresh mountain air, outdoor adventure, and relaxed pace of life. 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: 1.00
- Job Exempt: No
- Work Shift: Days (United States of America)
Responsibilities
As an Outpatient RN/LPN you will deliver high‑quality nursing care in a family clinic setting, contributing to patient assessment and supporting providers within the LPN scope of practice. This role administers prescribed treatments and medications, assists with procedures, and documents patient needs, actions, and responses. The LPN monitors changes in condition, communicates concerns promptly, and helps create a compassionate, patient‑centered environment that supports comfort, healing, and an exceptional care experience.
Provide direct patient care, including treatments, procedures, and medication administration within the LPN scope of practice. Assist nurses and providers during exams and clinical procedures, ensuring safe and efficient care delivery. Document patient condition, care provided, and follow‑up needs accurately in the medical record.
Monitor patient status, recognize changes, and report concerns promptly to the RN or provider. Support a compassionate, patient‑centered environment by applying Exceptional Patient Experience principles in all interactions.
Qualifications
Minimum New graduate or experienced nurse from an accredited practical nursing program Licensed Practical Nurse NM or RN High School Diploma or GED BLS *Compensation listed reflects RN rate 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