RN - Outpatient
Ruidoso, New Mexico
Posted Jul 13
- Unit
- Outpatient
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- Outpatient
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $2/hr below the median
The median for Outpatient in New Mexico is $47/hr, across 9 postings.
About this role
Provides high quality professional nursing services in a variety of settings. Responsible for walk in and telephone triage. Coordinates patients care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team.
Provides patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken and patient responses. Responsible for case management based on PCP panels, in collaboration with network providers to include nurse visits, telephone management, etc. Delegates or assigns aspects of patient care to healthcare team members commensurate with their validated competency to perform the task. Documentation within scope of practice.
Performs other functions as required.
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Requirements
- State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License or Graduate Nurse Permit
- Degree from accredited academic nursing program
- Minimum ADN preparation with expectation of BSN completion within 5 years of hire
- ACLS Certification
- BLS Certification
- PALS Certification
- Outpatient experience
- Patient treatment planning
Benefits
- Educational and career development options
- Tuition and certification reimbursement
- Scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety wearable badge
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and lead roles
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through New Mexico Higher Education Department
- EPIC electronic charting system
Place
- City
- Ruidoso, New Mexico
- Median rent
- $944/mo
- Local household income
- $52,736/yr
- State price level
- 8% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
New Mexico index 92.2, where 100 is the national average.
Ruidoso is a small alpine village in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico, known for Ski Apache, cool summers, and horse racing at Ruidoso Downs. Pine forests, mountain views, and a relaxed resort-town pace define the daily backdrop for nurses seeking a quieter high-desert lifestyle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Presbyterian System Services operates in Ruidoso, New Mexico (88345), providing healthcare services across multiple care settings including acute hospital care, ambulatory/outpatient services, and pediatric nursing. The system appears to offer nursing roles across the care continuum. Nursing roles at Presbyterian…
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
