The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
Posted Sep 28
Shift and hours
7PM - 7AM · 12-hour Work Schedule: 7PM - 7AM
Unit and setting
Specialty Orthopedic Surgery RN, Registered Nurse - Specialty Orthopedic Surgery
License
RN licenseRN License in state of employment or compact
delegate to other care providers to help manage clinical situationsMakes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
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meet OneCHRISTUS CompetenciesMeets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
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provide nursing care using nursing process for assigned patients
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address psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and familiesAddresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
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administer medications and treatments and monitor side effects and effectivenessUsing the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
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document patient history, symptoms, medication, and care givenDocuments patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
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assess learning needs and provide education to patients, family, and caregiversAssess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities
Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Job
Requirements
Education/Skills
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Neighborhoods+Popular residential sections include the foothills east of Scenic Drive and north of Desert Foothills Park, which offer immediate mountain views and quiet streets. Residents frequently favor neighborhoods east of Washington Street and the Golf Course area, while higher-elevation communities like High Rolls provide a cooler, forested alternative just up the mountain. Within city subdivisions, Nextdoor highlights well-regarded pockets such as Camino Real, Danley Ranch, East 1st Street, and Alamogordo North for their clean, peaceful, and dog-friendly character, while central blocks between Washington Street and White Sands Boulevard receive more cautioned reviews.
Popular residential sections include the foothills east of Scenic Drive and north of Desert Foothills Park, which offer immediate mountain views and quiet streets. Residents frequently favor neighborhoods east of Washington Street and the Golf Course area, while higher-elevation communities like High Rolls provide a cooler, forested alternative just up the mountain.
Within city subdivisions, Nextdoor highlights well-regarded pockets such as Camino Real, Danley Ranch, East 1st Street, and Alamogordo North for their clean, peaceful, and dog-friendly character, while central blocks between Washington Street and White Sands Boulevard receive more cautioned reviews.
Getting around+Commuting across Alamogordo is straightforward and rarely congested, with typical local drive times averaging approximately 16 minutes. North-south navigation follows White Sands Boulevard (U.S. Routes 54 and 70) and Scenic Drive along the eastern foothills. While local transit connections exist for selected routes throughout town, driving is the primary means of reaching medical facilities and nearby employment hubs like Holloman Air Force Base to the west.
Commuting across Alamogordo is straightforward and rarely congested, with typical local drive times averaging approximately 16 minutes. North-south navigation follows White Sands Boulevard (U.S. Routes 54 and 70) and Scenic Drive along the eastern foothills.
While local transit connections exist for selected routes throughout town, driving is the primary means of reaching medical facilities and nearby employment hubs like Holloman Air Force Base to the west.
Outdoors+World-class recreation is Alamogordo's main draw, anchored by White Sands National Park just 15 minutes west on Highway 70, where visitors hike, sled gypsum dunes, and join sunset or full moon strolls. To the east, the Sacramento Mountains and Lincoln National Forest offer pine-shaded hiking, mountain biking, camping, and winter skiing at higher elevations. Within town, the historic Alameda Park Zoo offers shady walking paths, while Desert Foothills Park provides close-in mountain trail access under clear high-desert skies.
World-class recreation is Alamogordo's main draw, anchored by White Sands National Park just 15 minutes west on Highway 70, where visitors hike, sled gypsum dunes, and join sunset or full moon strolls. To the east, the Sacramento Mountains and Lincoln National Forest offer pine-shaded hiking, mountain biking, camping, and winter skiing at higher elevations.
Within town, the historic Alameda Park Zoo offers shady walking paths, while Desert Foothills Park provides close-in mountain trail access under clear high-desert skies.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Alamogordo
Framed between the gypsum dunes of the Tularosa Basin and the soaring Sacramento Mountains, Alamogordo provides relocating nurses with an unhurried desert lifestyle defined by big skies and outdoor access. Commutes are brief and easy, averaging around 16 minutes along corridors like Scenic Drive and White Sands Boulevard. Healthcare professionals often settle on the east side of town near Desert Foothills Park, east of Washington Street, or in peaceful neighborhoods like Camino Real and Danley Ranch, where sweeping desert sunsets fill the horizon. Off-duty hours offer singular natural escapes: sledding the shimmering dunes at White Sands National Park 15 minutes away, hiking through cool pines in Lincoln National Forest, or touring local agricultural staples like Heart of the Desert Pistachios & Wine. The community is deeply influenced by Holloman Air Force Base and space-testing history celebrated at the New Mexico Museum of Space History. The practical tradeoffs involve small-town isolation: summer days regularly exceed 90 to 100 degrees, spring brings sweeping dust winds, nightlife is almost nonexistent, and major airport connections or specialized shopping require a 90-minute drive to Las Cruces or El Paso.
