Location Address:

129 El Paso Rd Ruidoso, NM 88345-6033

Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $37.80 Maximum Offer $55.40

Summary:

Lincoln County Medical Center is seeking a compassionate and patient-focused Registered Nurse (RN) to join our outpatient clinical team. The Outpatient RN provides direct nursing care, patient education, care coordination, and clinical support to providers while promoting high-quality, patient-centered care in an ambulatory setting.

This role serves as an integral member of the healthcare team, collaborating with physicians, advanced practice providers, medical assistants, and support staff to ensure efficient clinic operations and exceptional patient experiences.

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: 1.00 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for walk‑in and telephone triage.

• Coordinates patient 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, including nurse visits and telephone management.

• Delegates or assigns aspects of patient care to healthcare team members according to their validated competency.

• Completes documentation within scope of practice.

• Performs other functions as required.

Qualifications:

• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License
• Degree from accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)
• Minimum ADN preparation with expectation of BSN completion within 5 years of hire
• BLS required

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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.

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