ICU Registered Nurse
Ruidoso, New Mexico
Presbyterian Health Services Inc - Lincoln County Medical Center

ICU RN Job Opportunity

Location: Ruidoso, New Mexico
Employment Type: Clinical - Nursing
Contract Length: 15 weeks

Job Summary

• Provide direct patient care using the nursing process to an assigned group of patients during a shift.
• Ensure safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care.
• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document individual patient needs and responses.
• Coordinate patient care through collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed or per protocols.
• Identify and address patient and family learning and discharge needs throughout care.
• Supervise LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel clinically.
• Complete patient population/age-specific education and competency testing per unit standards.
• Floating between departments or local locations within 20 miles is required.

Patient Ratios:

• ICU: 3:1
• Med/Surg/Pediatrics: Up to 7:1

Bed Count:

• Total: 19 beds (6 ICU, 13 Med/Surg/Pediatrics)

Required Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) nursing experience, including experience within the last year.
• At least 13 weeks or more of total travel nursing experience.

Education

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.

Certifications & Licensure

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New Mexico.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• EPIC electronic health record experience preferred; training available onsite.

Additional Information

• Scrub color/pattern: No specific requirement; any scrubs may be worn.
• Charge or preceptorship responsibilities: None required.