Charge Nurse - Vascular Cardiac Unit
Albuquerque, New Mexico
You'll care for patients undergoing cardiothoracic and vascular procedures, including surgical and general progressive patients.
Posted Jul 22
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour shifts · nights Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights
- Unit and setting
- Vascular Progressive Care Unit individuals undergoing cardiothoracic and vascular procedures including surgical interventions as well as general progressive patientscardiothoracic and vascular surgical and progressive patients
- License
- New Mexico or compact-state RN license State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License
- Term
- Starts Jul 22, 2026 · Permanent Type of Opportunity: Full timeFull time
Do you qualify?
- License
- New Mexico or compact-state RN license State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License Check your license
- Certification
- BLS at time of hire BLS certification REQUIRED at time of hire
- Education
- Associate Degree in Nursing
- Experience
- 1 year bedside nursing 1 Year Bedside Nursing
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
- Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Loan repayment
- Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- Extra pay
- night and weekend shift differentials, plus education, certification and lead-role differentialsfor eligible positions
Benefits
- Benefitstuition and certification reimbursement, and scholarshipsEducational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Benefitswearable badge to call for help discreetlyStaff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
- Benefitsmalpractice liability insuranceMalpractice liability insurance
- Benefitsloan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education DepartmentLoan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- Benefitsfree gyms, nutrition coaching and classesfree on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes
- Tuition and certification reimbursement
More benefits (4)
- Scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety wearable badge
- Night/weekend, higher education, certification and lead role differentials
- Wellness program
The role and schedule
- Charting
- Epic EPIC electronic charting system
- Charge
- shift supervision of patient flow, safety and quality
- Charge
- directing unit staff direction of unit staff in designated service area(s)
- Day to day
- direct patient care when needed May provide direct patient care
- Day to day
- continuous cardiac monitoring continuous cardiac monitoring
- Unit size
- 24-bed unit Currently a 24-bed unit
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Details
- expansion planned to 36 beds across 2 units with expansion planned to 36 beds across 2 units
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?
On your path
Cardiac is a specialty you move into. Start on tele or stepdown; cath lab and CVICU usually come later.
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 $42.69 Maximum Offer $61.17
Summary
How you thrive matters... Our Vascular Cardiac Unit is seeking a skilled nurse ready to move into their first step into leadership. 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
Our specialized Vascular Progressive Care Unit is hiring a charge RN. Charge RN will work under the direction of the Nursing Director, works with the Department RN Manager and RN Assistant Manager as a part of the management/leadership team to provide clinical and operational shift supervision of care processes which includes patient flow, exceptional care experiences, quality processes, patient safety, and direction of unit staff in designated service area(s). May provide direct patient care This unit is dedicated to providing high quality, patient centered care for individuals undergoing cardiothoracic and vascular procedures including surgical interventions as well as general progressive patients.
Currently a 24-bed unit, with expansion planned to 36 beds across 2 units. It is a fast-paced setting where patients require 24-hour complex care and continuous cardiac monitoring .
Qualifications
1 Year Bedside Nursing Associate Degree in Nursing State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License 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