Long Term Care Nurse
At Luna Rehabilitation & Care Center, you’re not just accepting a nursing position—you’re joining a team that values your clinical expertise, supports your professional development, and recognizes the meaningful impact you make in the lives of our residents every day.
About the role
Luna Rehabilitation & Care Center is seeking a compassionate, dependable, and clinically skilled Registered Nurse (RN) to join our skilled nursing team. As an RN, you will provide direct nursing care while serving as a clinical leader for residents and nursing team members. You will be responsible for resident assessments, medication and treatment administration, changes in condition, clinical documentation, staff supervision, and coordination of care. Our RNs play a critical role in ensuring residents receive safe, timely, individualized, and high-quality nursing care. You will work closely with physicians, CNAs, nursing leadership, therapy, pharmacy, dietary, social services, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to promote positive clinical outcomes and quality of life.
Responsibilities
- Clinical Care & Resident Oversight
- Provide comprehensive nursing care in accordance with individualized care plans, physician orders, professional nursing standards, and facility policies
- Perform ongoing nursing assessments and identify changes in residents' physical, cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial conditions
- Initiate appropriate nursing interventions and promptly communicate significant changes in condition to physicians, responsible parties, and appropriate interdisciplinary team members
- Safely prepare and administer medications, treatments, and therapeutic procedures within the RN scope of practice
- Monitor resident responses to medications, treatments, and clinical interventions
- Respond promptly to acute changes in condition, urgent needs, and emergency situations using sound clinical judgment
- Assist with admissions, readmissions, transfers, and discharges as assigned
- Ensure physician orders, laboratory results, diagnostic findings, and treatment recommendations receive appropriate follow-up
- Promote resident dignity, independence, preferences, safety, and person-centered care
- Nursing Leadership & Staff Supervision
- Supervise, delegate, and provide clinical direction to CNAs and other nursing personnel
- Make appropriate assignments based on resident needs, staff competency, and scope of practice
- Monitor the quality and timeliness of care provided by nursing support staff
- Provide real-time coaching, clinical guidance, education, and support to nursing team members
- Promote accountability, teamwork, professionalism, and respectful communication throughout the nursing department
- Identify and communicate resident care, staffing, performance, and safety concerns to nursing leadership
- Support orientation and development of newly hired nursing team members as assigned
- Documentation & Care Coordination
- Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation within the electronic medical record (EMR)
- Ensure assessments, medications, treatments, changes in condition, physician notifications, and resident responses are appropriately documented
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate resident care
- Participate in resident care planning and interdisciplinary meetings as assigned
- Provide appropriate education to residents and families regarding medications, treatments, care plans, and health-related concerns
- Maintain effective communication during shift-to-shift reporting to promote continuity of care
- Quality, Compliance & Resident Safety
- Maintain compliance with applicable CMS requirements, New Mexico regulations, facility policies, and professional nursing standards
- Follow infection prevention practices, including hand hygiene, appropriate PPE utilization, isolation precautions, and transmission-based precautions
- Participate in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives
- Support facility efforts related to fall prevention, infection prevention, pressure injury prevention, medication safety, and reduction of avoidable hospitalizations
- Immediately report incidents, accidents, allegations, resident safety concerns, or other reportable events according to facility policy and applicable requirements
- Protect resident rights, privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and personal preferences
- Support ongoing survey readiness and adherence to facility clinical standards
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Current, active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in the State of New Mexico
- Current CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Skilled nursing, long-term care, rehabilitation, or post-acute nursing experience preferred
- Strong clinical assessment, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills
- Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to changes in resident condition
- Demonstrated ability to supervise, delegate, coach, and support nursing personnel
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities
- Ability to effectively prioritize multiple clinical responsibilities in a fast-paced healthcare environment
- Ability to collaborate professionally with residents, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members
- Commitment to resident-centered care, regulatory compliance, teamwork, and positive clinical outcomes
Benefits
- $2,500 Sign-On Bonus for eligible Full-Time Nurses
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Care Cash Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Professional development and advancement opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
About Us
Luna Rehabilitation & Care Center proudly serves the Deming, New Mexico community by providing skilled nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care, and post-acute services centered on compassion, dignity, safety, and clinical excellence. We believe exceptional resident care begins with exceptional employees. Our goal is to create a workplace where nurses are respected, supported, held to high professional standards, and empowered to use their clinical expertise to make a meaningful difference every day.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to assist with lifting, transferring, repositioning, and mobility needs of residents using appropriate assistance and equipment
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and perform nursing duties for extended periods
- Ability to conduct resident rounds and provide direct nursing care throughout the facility
- Ability to safely perform nursing procedures and operate applicable clinical equipment
- Ability to respond promptly and effectively to changes in resident condition and emergency situations
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation