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Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Our Client | Las Cruces, NM 88011 | Intensive Care Unit | Full-Time Permanent
Location
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Unit
Intensive Care Unit
Employment
Full-Time Permanent
Setting
Acute Care Hospital
Salary Range
$74,880 $100,000 per annum
Visa Support
Not available
The Role
Our client, an acute care hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Intensive Care Unit team. This is a full-time permanent position delivering skilled critical care nursing to haemodynamically complex, mechanically ventilated, and medically unstable patients. The successful candidate will work as part of a high-performing interdisciplinary ICU team committed to evidence-based practice, patient safety, and compassionate family-centred care.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care for critically ill adult patients across a range of diagnoses
- Manage complex patient presentations including haemodynamic instability, mechanical ventilation, and multi-organ system support
- Continuously monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms, haemodynamic parameters, and laboratory trends; respond to changes promptly
- Administer vasoactive drips, sedation, analgesia, and complex IV therapies per physician orders and ICU protocols
- Collaborate with intensivists, physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapy, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Maintain accurate, thorough clinical documentation in the electronic medical record
- Support families through critical illness with clear, compassionate communication and education
- Participate in quality improvement, safety initiatives, and evidence-based practice within the ICU
- Ensure compliance with infection control protocols, Joint Commission standards, and all applicable regulatory requirements
Requirements
Must-Have
- Current New Mexico RN licence (or compact licence eligibility)
- Associate's degree in Nursing (ADN) minimum; BSN preferred
- BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required upon hire
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) required within 6 months of hire
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) required within 6 months of hire
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Minimum 1 year of ICU or critical care nursing experience
- CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse) certification advantageous
- Experience with mechanical ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring, and vasoactive drip management
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