Rehab Travel Nursing (RN or LVN)

Gallup Nursing & Rehabilitation

Grants, New Mexico

Eligibility: RehabilitationLong-Term Care

Posted Jul 31 · New grads welcomed

Gallup Nursing & Rehabilitation workplace

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour
Unit and setting: Rehab
License: RN licenseRN or LVN license
Term: 12 weeks · Agency

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Against similar roles: In range for New Mexico agency rolesNew Mexico agency postings that state pay run $26/hr to $50/hr, the middle half $29/hr to $43/hr, across 78 postings.

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Gallup Nursing & Rehabilitation

Rehab Center

You would be looking at Gallup Nursing & Rehabilitation in Grants, New Mexico (87020), a nursing and rehabilitation setting in a small town where the average commute is about 12 minutes and a local hospital and clinics sit in town.…

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Start Date: ASAP Duration: 12 week contract/renewable. Shift: 12 hours.

Payrate

$35.00-$40.00 / HR LVN

$45.00-$50.00 / HR RN

+Housing Stipend.

Job type: Travel.

Your Job

We are looking for FANTASTIC people like YOU to join our TEAM!

What does success in Long-Term Care look like?

YOU!

Come Join our Team of successful caregivers!

If you have what it takes to care for our individuals.

We serve our Residents daily with a Spirit of Excellence!

Don't be a stranger and come apply today!

Benefits

(Contract Employees are Exempt)

401(k)
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance

Your Job

If you are compassionate and love to take care of people, then we invite you to consider us as your new employer. We are needing Nurses for

12 hour shifts! We are offering competitive wages and we welcome multi state licensees! New graduates are welcome and will be trained! Come visit us for on the Spot Interview!

Ensures delivery of high-quality, positive clinical outcomes, and resident/family satisfaction during supervisory shift.

Serves as a resource to all staff within the facility regarding the quality of services provided.

Provide direct resident care when required; Demonstrates the ability to administer medications and treatment timely and according to facility policy; Demonstrates ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act.

Effectively manages nursing personnel on shift to limit use of overtime and agency personnel.

Assesses the work performance of nursing staff as it relates to unit standards of care and goals.

Conducts regular staff meetings on each shift and provides updates to DON.

Your Qualifications

Graduate of an approved Licensed Vocational program and licensed in the state of practice, required.

Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.

Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state).

What's around it?

In Grants, NM

Grants, NMFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent: $783/mo
Household income: $47,183/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Grants, NM

NeighborhoodsResidential areas in Grants largely consist of quiet, spread-out subdivisions and streets populated by midcentury modern and ranch-style homes, such as along Seville Loop, McBride Road, Nimitz Drive, and Houston Avenue. The adjoining village of Milan directly borders Grants to the northwest and provides additional contiguous residential options with similar proximity to local employers. While distinct upscale urban districts do not exist, newcomers generally choose between established in-town neighborhood blocks close to services or larger rural parcels on the high-desert periphery.

Residential areas in Grants largely consist of quiet, spread-out subdivisions and streets populated by midcentury modern and ranch-style homes, such as along Seville Loop, McBride Road, Nimitz Drive, and Houston Avenue. The adjoining village of Milan directly borders Grants to the northwest and provides additional contiguous residential options with similar proximity to local employers.

While distinct upscale urban districts do not exist, newcomers generally choose between established in-town neighborhood blocks close to services or larger rural parcels on the high-desert periphery.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: areavibes.com Source 2: homes.com Source 3: grantsnm.gov

Getting aroundCommutes within Grants are exceptionally short and straightforward, with average drive times hovering around twelve minutes across the community. Major local employers, including Cibola General Hospital, clinics, and municipal facilities, are reached via Interstate 40 or Historic Route 66, which runs straight through town. A personal vehicle is virtually essential for daily errands and work travel, as public transit options are extremely limited, walkability is low, and freight rail corridors run directly through town.

Commutes within Grants are exceptionally short and straightforward, with average drive times hovering around twelve minutes across the community. Major local employers, including Cibola General Hospital, clinics, and municipal facilities, are reached via Interstate 40 or Historic Route 66, which runs straight through town.

A personal vehicle is virtually essential for daily errands and work travel, as public transit options are extremely limited, walkability is low, and freight rail corridors run directly through town.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: areavibes.com Source 2: livability.com Source 3: homes.com

OutdoorsGrants serves as an exceptional gateway for high-desert outdoor adventure, framed by the volcanic badlands and lava tubes of El Malpais National Monument to the south and the alpine reaches of Mount Taylor rising to 11,305 feet to the north. Hikers and backpackers take advantage of the Continental Divide Trail and Gooseberry Spring Trail within the Cibola National Forest, while anglers and boaters head to nearby Bluewater Lake State Park. Winter brings snow sports to the upper peaks, highlighted by the grueling annual Mount Taylor Winter Quadrathlon combining running, biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.

Grants serves as an exceptional gateway for high-desert outdoor adventure, framed by the volcanic badlands and lava tubes of El Malpais National Monument to the south and the alpine reaches of Mount Taylor rising to 11,305 feet to the north. Hikers and backpackers take advantage of the Continental Divide Trail and Gooseberry Spring Trail within the Cibola National Forest, while anglers and boaters head to nearby Bluewater Lake State Park.

Winter brings snow sports to the upper peaks, highlighted by the grueling annual Mount Taylor Winter Quadrathlon combining running, biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: grantsnm.gov Source 2: newmexico.org Source 3: visitgrants.com Source 4: homes.com

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Living in Grants

Grants offers healthcare professionals a quiet, unpretentious lifestyle anchored by dramatic Southwestern geography. Situated along Historic Route 66 in Cibola County, the city rests between the expansive volcanic fields of El Malpais National Monument and the 11,305-foot peak of Mount Taylor. For nurses at Cibola General Hospital, the daily routine is marked by virtually nonexistent traffic, short ten-to-fifteen-minute commutes, and a low-stress, quiet residential backdrop composed of midcentury and ranch-style homes.

Living in Grants involves distinct tradeoffs. The economy has historically transitioned through logging, carrot agriculture, and uranium booms to become reliant on healthcare, tourism, and correctional facilities. Nightlife is quiet, shopping essentials are modest, and commercial amenities are limited, though local gathering spots like Junkyard on 66 Brewery and classic New Mexican chile diners maintain a warm local presence. For trail runners, mountain bikers, and backcountry enthusiasts, the access to Cibola National Forest, Bluewater Lake, and the Continental Divide Trail is hard to match. When larger urban services or major cultural events are needed, Albuquerque sits an easy hour-long drive straight east along Interstate 40.

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Sources

As of 2025Source 1: grantsnm.gov Source 2: homes.com Source 3: newmexico.org Source 4: visitgrants.com

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Grants, NMFrom Census ACS 2024.