Licensed Practical Nurse

Overview:

At Advanced Care Hospital of Southern New Mexico, we are passionate about patient care! We provide critical care services to patients recovering from serious illnesses or injuries. Often our patients require additional critical care services for medically complex conditions such as trauma, infectious diseases, wound healing, cardiovascular disease, stroke, amputation and ventilator weaning. At our 20-bed hospital, we provide specialized treatment in the Las Cruces and surrounding areas.

Our hospital is the first hospital in New Mexico to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Respiratory Failure and are a “Center of Excellence” for all respiratory failure patients, including those who require prolonged ventilator management and weaning.

We are seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements. We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Our hospital offers comprehensive benefits, designed to support your health and financial well-being.

Benefits:

• PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options

• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account options available

• Dental and Vision coverage

• 401K with employer matching

• Life insurance

• Short-and-long term disability

Wellness & Work Life Balance:

• Employee Assistance Program

• Wellness Program with quarterly wellness challenges with participation incentives

• Earned Time Off - start accruing vacation time on start date

Professional Growth:

• Continuing education opportunities and reimbursement

Qualifications:

Required Skills:

• Current state license as a Licensed Practical Nurse required

• Current CPR certification required

• One (1) year recent experience in acute care setting preferred

Additional Qualifications/Skills:

• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.

• Demonstrates awareness of current Infection Control requirements and practices

• Demonstrates clinical proficiency utilizing policies, procedures, and guidelines

• Demonstrates appropriate use of supplies and equipment

• Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.

• Effective organizational and time management skills.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.

• Ability to work closely and professionally with others.

• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of a registered nurse, provides general nursing care to patients. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.