Long Term Care RN
Raton, New Mexico
Miners' Colfax Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Long Term Care/Intermediate Care (LTC)

Location: Raton, New Mexico (Very rural) Unit: Long Term Care/Intermediate Care, 25-bed LTC unit Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week

Schedule

• Primarily night shift: 3x12 or 4x12, 18:30 to 06:30
• Rotating 36s/48s on a Saturday through Friday work week
• Must be flexible to work day or night shift if needed
• Weekend work required

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse license in New Mexico
• 1 year of Long Term Care experience, with experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Point-Click Care
• Experience with Cerner

Preferred or Other Notes

• First-time travelers accepted
• Locals not accepted (100-mile radius rule)
• PointClick Care experience requested (software familiarity, not a credential)
• ACLS and PALS are not required for LTC

Background and Documentation

• 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start, updated annually, including a sex offender registry check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated with each contract renewal or extension
• Fingerprinting completed onsite
• Government-issued photo ID required, carried on person during work hours
• I-9 and E-Verify attestation required
• Attestation statement: watch two videos and sign the form before start
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement and HIPAA training
• Performance evaluation on file if worked with the organization over 1 year
• Internal evaluation on file if worked with the organization over 2 years
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Competency exam required
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam required as applicable
• Radiation badge supplied by the client for new candidates

Health Requirements

• Initial physical, updated annually, attesting to ability to meet the physical demands of the position
• N95 fit test within the last 12 months
• Negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Past positive TB: clear chest X-ray within 1 year and annual TB questionnaire
• Measles, mumps, rubella: titer or 2 vaccines; negative or equivocal titers require 1 booster (declination accepted if refused)
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination
• Varicella: titer or 2 vaccines; negative or equivocal titers require 1 booster
• 9-panel drug screen (instant acceptable) within 30 days of start, not required annually
• Flu vaccine required October 1 through April 30, with all agency staff vaccinated on arrival (vaccine available onsite)

  • Declinations accepted only for medical or religious reasons; medical declinations require an MD signature
  • Travelers with a declination must wear a mask during flu season
  • Deadline for vaccine or valid declination is November 15
• COVID vaccine required before start; medical or religious exemptions accepted