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POSITION: Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN)
SCHEDULE: Opportunities available for day, evening, and night shifts
FACILITY: Central NM CF
LOCATION: Los Lunas, NM
PAY RATE: $5000 Sign-on Bonus
Are you ready to use your nursing expertise to support patients with complex mental health needs while providing leadership to a dedicated clinical team?
Wexford Health Sources, Inc. has been a leader in correctional healthcare for over 30 years, delivering compassionate, patient-centered care to underserved populations. As a Psychiatric RN, you’ll provide essential nursing and behavioral health services while helping patients achieve stability, safety, and improved well-being.
Position Summary
As a Psychiatric RN in our facility, you’ll provide patient care through screening, assessment, medication administration, treatment planning, intervention, evaluation, and patient education. Your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting physical, psychological, and psychosocial assessments and making appropriate triage and referral decisions
- Administering and monitoring psychotropic and other medications, including IV therapy and IM injections, in accordance with provider orders
- Providing therapeutic interventions, individual or group services, crisis care, and emergency response for patients with mental health needs
- Leading and supporting RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and other nursing personnel involved in psychiatric patient care
- Collaborating with medical, behavioral health, and correctional professionals to develop treatment plans and evaluate patient progress
- Maintaining accurate electronic medical records while supporting infection control, quality improvement, and professional nursing standards
You’ll go beyond administering medications.
You’ll provide the clinical leadership, therapeutic support, and compassionate care patients need during some of their most challenging moments.
Why Work with Wexford Health?
- Performance check-ins with annual merit increase
- Generous paid-time-off program that combines vacation and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Comprehensive health insurance through Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
- Non-taxed Healthcare and dependent care spending account
- Continuing education options
- Free CEUs
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible pay options including Wisely Card and PayPal
- Discounted Tuition at University of North Alabama, Chamberlain University, Salem University, and Southern New Hampshire University
- Partnership discounts on student loan refinancing, home/auto insurance, travel, electronics, entertainment, restaurants, health and wellness, and more!
What You’ll Need
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Associate’s Degree required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the state of practice
- Current CPR certification
- Minimum of one year of clinical nursing experience preferred
- Correctional healthcare experience preferred
Equal Opportunity Employer
We celebrate diversity and welcome all qualified candidates.
Your expertise matters here. Your care can bring stability, dignity, and hope.
Apply today and become part of a team committed to changing lives through quality behavioral healthcare.
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