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RN-Inpatient-ICU-ABQ

Presbyterian System Services

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift.

Posted Aug 13

Shift and hours
12 Hour · Nights Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America)3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting
ICU · Hospital RN-Inpatient-ICU-ABQ
License
RN license Licensure: State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License required.State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License
Term
Permanent Type of Opportunity: Full timeFull time

Do you qualify?

License
State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License Licensure: State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License required. Check your license
Certification
Certification from AHA, ASHI, or Red Cross *Required Certification from either AHA, ASHI, or Red Cross
Certification
BLS *BLS: All RN roles
Certification
ACLS *ACLS: Emergency Department, Critical Care, Cardiovascular Lab, GI Lab, Interventional Radiology, Progressive Care, Surgical Services Pre-Op and Recovery Room
Education
Degree from accredited academic nursing program *Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)
Education
Minimum ADN preparation *Minimum ADN preparation

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for Albuquerque staff RN rolesAlbuquerque staff RN postings that state pay run $34/hr to $40/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $40/hr, across 59 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
Night and weekend shifts • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)for eligible positions
Extra pay
Higher education differentialfor eligible positions
Extra pay
Certifications differentialfor eligible positions
Extra pay
Lead roles differentialfor eligible positions
Pay reviews
Pay range considers experience, training, internal equity, and business 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
  • BenefitsStaff Safety wearable badge for discreetly calling 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 including free on-site and community gyms, nutrition coaching, mindfulness, and wellness challenges
  • tuition and certification reimbursement
More benefits (7)
  • scholarship opportunities
  • Staff Safety wearable badge
  • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles
  • wellness program
  • free on-site and community-based gyms
  • nutrition coaching and classes
  • mindfulness and meditation resources

The role and schedule

Charting
Epic • EPIC electronic charting system
Day to day
Oversee patient care delivery and delegate assignments to home health aides and nursing staff
Day to day
Provide direct patient care, evaluate outcomes, and consult specialists
Day to day
Coordinate patient care with family, physicians, and multidisciplinary team *Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient, family, all other disciplines, primary and secondary physicians and community resources/programs.
Day to day
Support patients and families *Demonstrates knowledge philosophy and provides support to patients and their families.
Day to day
Educate patients on rights, advanced directives, and informed consent during admission *Ensures that patients understand their rights and responsibilities, advanced directives and the meaning of informed consent during the admission process.
Day to day
Patient and family teaching including return demonstration and home aids *Assesses and directs patient and family teaching needs and is proficient in the use of return demonstration and teaching aids in the home setting.
Day to day
Maintain knowledge of nursing research, practice standards, protocols, and hospital policies
Day to day
Maintain proficiency in all clinical practice equipment *Maintains a proficiency in the use of all equipment used in his/her practice.
Day to day
Communicate with nursing team and engage in problem solving and conflict resolution
Day to day
On-call duties including phone triage and in-person visits *Performs on-call duties effectively with the ability to triage patients over the phone and visit when needed.
Day to day
Direct educational needs for top diagnoses and care instructions
Day to day
Supervise home health aides under Medicare/Medicaid regulations *Supervises the home health aides in compliance with the Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations.
Weekends
Weekends required
On call
On-call duties required
Details
Drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke-free campuses PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

The workplace

Presbyterian System Services
Hiring organization

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 holiday and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.

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

Responsible for utilizing the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. Responsible for prioritizing the delivery of direct nursing care using time and resources efficiently integrating a standards-based framework model. 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 Nights (United States of America)

Responsibilities

*Acts as clinical resource by overseeing the delivery of patient care, directs and delegates patient care assignments to home health aides and nursing staff based on acuteness of patient care needs and staff capability and anticipates future needs *Maintains clinically competent in providing direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.. *Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient, family, all other disciplines, primary and secondary physicians and community resources/programs. *Demonstrates knowledge philosophy and provides support to patients and their families. *Ensures that patients understand their rights and responsibilities, advanced directives and the meaning of informed consent during the admission process. *Assesses and directs patient and family teaching needs and is proficient in the use of return demonstration and teaching aids in the home setting. *Maintains professional responsibility for knowledge of current nursing research, practice standards, guidelines and protocols, and hospital policies, procedures, and programs to improve patient care quality. *Maintains a proficiency in the use of all equipment used in his/her practice. *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

Academic Preparation

*Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO) *Minimum ADN preparation

Licensure

State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License required. *Required Certification from either AHA, ASHI, or Red Cross *BLS: All RN roles *ACLS: Emergency Department, Critical Care, Cardiovascular Lab, GI Lab, Interventional Radiology, Progressive Care, Surgical Services Pre-Op and Recovery Room *NRP: Family Birthing Center, Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care, Mother/Baby Care *PALS: Children Services, Cardiovascular Lab, Emergency Department, GI Lab, Interventional Radiology, Surgical Services Pre-Op and Recovery Room Updated: 3/15/26 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?

In Albuquerque, NM

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

See Albuquerque, NM

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