Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Services
About the role
Los Alamos Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you're not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Registered Nurse (RN) in Emergency Services, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier.
Our Emergency Department is a fast-paced, collaborative environment where nurses care for patients with a wide range of medical, surgical, and traumatic conditions. Our team is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care while supporting one another through teamwork, communication, and continuous learning. We take pride in fostering a culture where every nurse is empowered to grow professionally and make a difference every day.
Responsibilities
- Performs rapid and accurate patient assessments to identify emergent care needs
- Initiates and implements appropriate nursing interventions based on patient condition
- Administers medications, treatments, and procedures in accordance with physician orders and nursing standards
- Monitors, documents, and communicates patient status and responses to treatment
- Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to coordinate timely patient care
- Provides education and support to patients and families
- Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of patients
- Maintains accurate and timely documentation within the electronic medical record
Requirements
- Current New Mexico or Compact State RN license
- Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited nursing school (required)
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
- ACLS, PALS, and Handle with Care certifications preferred; must obtain within 30 days of hire
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
- Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Paid family leave and paid time off
- Higher education and certification tuition assistance
- Loan assistance
- 401(k) retirement package with company match
- Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs
- Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities
About Los Alamos Medical Center
Los Alamos Medical Center is the only hospital in Los Alamos County and a major healthcare provider for Northern New Mexico. Our 47-bed acute care facility has been providing quality and compassionate emergency care, surgical care, inpatient and outpatient services to the communities of Northern New Mexico for over 70 years. Our highly trained Medical Staff and over 300 healthcare employees deliver a level of medical technology and technique not commonly found in small community hospitals.
The hospital provides medical, surgical, obstetrical, emergency, and diagnostic services. Los Alamos Medical Center's Clinical Laboratory and Radiology Departments offer a broad spectrum of care facilitated by state-of-the-art equipment. Lifepoint's Northern New Mexico Clinic Services division includes employed providers (physicians and nurse practitioners): hospitalist, family practice, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and oncology specialists. Los Alamos Medical Center's Care Coordination Department ensures a seamless transition throughout the area health care delivery system via discharge planning and community care coordination partnering with other providers. In all, Los Alamos Medical Center employs approximately 300 Northern New Mexicans in its Los Alamos and Espanola locations.
About Lifepoint Health
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers, and post-acute care facilities.