Registered Nurse

Staff Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Type: Full-Time / Part-Time
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Work Setting: Residential ICF/IID - Intellectual & Developmental Disability Services
Schedule: Primarily Monday-Friday, with one weekend per month as needed

Summary

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Staff Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality, person-centered nursing care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in residential Intermediate Care Facilities.

The RN will provide clinical assessments, medication and treatment management, care coordination, staff supervision and competency validation, health monitoring, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing assessments, physical examinations, health-status reviews, and ongoing reassessments.

• Identify changes in condition and implement appropriate nursing interventions.

• Administer medications and treatments within the RN scope of practice and according to physician orders.

• Review medication and treatment records and monitor for errors, adverse reactions, refusals, and omissions.

• Coordinate physician appointments, referrals, diagnostic testing, pharmacy services, and follow-up care.

• Participate in Individual Program Plans (IPPs), medical care plans, and interdisciplinary team meetings.

• Monitor infection-control practices, medical equipment, supplies, emergency preparedness, and client safety.

• Communicate effectively with physicians, guardians, direct-care staff, pharmacy, social work/QIDP, administrators, and other healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

Required

• Graduate of an approved or accredited Registered Nursing program.

• Current, active, unrestricted New Mexico RN license or valid multistate privilege to practice in New Mexico.

• Current CPR/BLS certification.

• Current First Aid certification.

• Minimum 2 years of recent direct-care nursing experience preferred.

• Strong clinical judgment and assessment skills.

• Reliable transportation and ability to travel between nearby residential locations.

Preferred Experience

• Intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) services.

• ICF/IID nursing.

• Behavioral health.

• Community-based or residential nursing.

• Home health/home care.

• Long-term care.

• Hospital nursing.

• Experience with Therap or similar electronic clinical documentation systems.

Benefits

·         All Standard Benefits

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