Job Description

Job Description

Certification Details

• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• New Mexico State RN Licensure

Job Details

• Registered Nurse position in PACU / Preop specialty at Los Alamos Medical Center.
• Role involves working in Surgery department with 36 weekly guaranteed hours and every other weekend/on call coverage.
• Float requirements limited to shared position with Preop, no expectation to float elsewhere.
• Patient population primarily adult with occasional ENT cases once a month.
• Common diagnoses/treatments include appendectomy and gallbladder procedures.
• Professional personality fit required.
• Dress code allows any scrub color; open-toed shoes and unapproved fingernails are not allowed.

Job Requirements

• Certification/Licensure to work as an RN in New Mexico required.
• Prior PACU experience required; Preop experience preferred.
• Must have 2+ years of experience.
• All clinical staff must be fingerprinted before hire and provide documentation that the check is being processed.
• Travelers may start on a 14-day waiver while waiting on results but must be supervised.

Schedule Information

• Shift details include 36 weekly guaranteed hours.
• Weekend hours every other weekend with on call coverage.
• Call requirement: once notified of a case, must be at work within 30 minutes.

Unit Specific Information

• Unit is Surgery department, specifically PACU / Preop.
• Shared position with Preop, no expectation to float elsewhere.
• Patient population primarily adult with occasional ENT cases.
• Common diagnoses include appendectomy and gallbladder surgeries.
• Patient ratios 1:1 or 1:2.
• EHR systems: CQI, Medhost.

Additional Details

• Facility Department/Cost Center: 2779 (701) SURGERY.
• Number of openings: 1.
• Number of beds in unit: 3.
• Patient ratios: 1 to 1 or 1 to 2.
• EHR systems used: CQI, Medhost.
• Supervisor: Director of Surgical Services.
• Facility is a 47-bed acute care facility with 300 healthcare employees.
• Major healthcare provider for Northern New Mexico.

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