Registered Nurse LDRP

Centstone Services LLC

Grants, New Mexico

Posted Jun 30

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights
Unit and setting: L&D · Hospital
License: RN licenseActive New Mexico RN License Or Compact RN License Required
Term: 13 weeks · Travel

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License: Active New Mexico RN License Or Compact RN License Required Check your license
Certification: BLS/BCLS Certification Required
Certification: NRP Certification Required
Certification: ACLS, Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, OPS Emergency Workshop, And STABLE Certifications Required Or Required Within Facility Timeframe
Experience: Minimum 1 year of LDRP, OB, or postpartum nursing experience required
Also asks: Step into a meaningful LDRP RN opportunity where your OB nursing skills, compassion, and clinical judgment can support safe outcomes for mothers and newborns.

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Against similar roles: Pays above most New Mexico travel rolesNew Mexico travel postings that state pay run $1,090/week to $2,600/week, the middle half $1,600/week to $2,370/week, across 125 postings.

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Charting: Cerner
Weekends: Weekends required

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Location: Grants, New Mexico
Pay Rate: $2,400 To $2,628 /week
Contract: 13 weeks

Schedule

12-hour rotating night shifts; weekends and holidays may be required

Experience

Minimum 1 year required

About the Role

We are seeking an LDRP Registered Nurse for a 13-week quick start contract opportunity in Grants, New Mexico. This role supports labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum, and newborn care while providing safe, compassionate, patient- and family-centered nursing care in accordance with hospital standards and the New Mexico Nurse Practice Act.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care for labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum, and newborn patients

Assess patients, develop care plans, and respond appropriately to clinical changes

Support perinatal care, labor support, delivery assistance, and newborn assessment

Educate patients and families with clear, culturally sensitive communication

Document patient care accurately using Cerner and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams

Requirements

Active New Mexico RN License Or Compact RN License Required

Minimum 1 year of LDRP, OB, or postpartum nursing experience required

BLS/BCLS Certification Required

NRP Certification Required

ACLS, Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, OPS Emergency Workshop, And STABLE Certifications Required Or Required Within Facility Timeframe

Step into a meaningful LDRP RN opportunity where your OB nursing skills, compassion, and clinical judgment can support safe outcomes for mothers and newborns.

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.