LPN Inpatient​/Acute Care - PRESNow - ED​/UC Isleta

LPN Inpatient/Acute Care – PRESNow – 24/7 ED/UC Isleta

Location:

3436 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico , United States of America.

Base Pay Range: $23.11/hr – $39.36/hr (actual pay based on skills and experience).

Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a skilled LPN for PRESNow. Provides direct patient care in the acute care setting of the emergency department or inpatient area using nursing skills and established standards of care at the direction of a registered nurse.

How You Grow, Learn And Thrive Matters Here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity:
Full time.

FTE: 0.9.

Job Exempt:
No.

Work Shift:

12 Hour Days (United States of America).

• Adheres to the LPN scope of practice by contributing to the assessment of the health status of individuals, families, and communities.
• Delivers direct patient care, including administering treatments as prescribed, assisting nurses and physicians with various procedures, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses.
• Administers prescribed medications, including medications given through established parenteral/intravenous infusions as prescribed by physician or standard protocols, and documents according to policy.
• Documents and reports patient condition, care delivery, and post-procedure follow up. Assesses changes in patient status and reports to nurse and physician as needed.
• Incorporates nursing activities that create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff with the aim of promoting comfort and healing.
• Applies Exceptional Patient Experience principles and incorporates them into care interactions.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Practical Nursing Formal Education approved by the NM Board of Nursing
• Licensed Practical Nurse‑NM
• BLS required
• PDS IV Certification course (within orientation period)
• Basic Cardiac Arrhythmias (BCA) for areas where cardiac telemetry monitoring is used (prior to ACLS)
• ACLS (within 6 months of being hired) for areas where required

• High School Diploma or GED

• Licensed Practical Nurse‑NM
• Current BLS required

Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging, and unique wellness program, including free on‑site and community‑based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges, and more.

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not‑for‑profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multi‑specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees—including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care), and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug‑free and tobacco‑free employer with smoke‑free campuses.

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.