Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Clinic in Albuquerque, NM

This Job at a Glance

• Job Reference
  -222488-NP-NM

• Title:
  
  NP

• Dates Needed:
  November 30 - 3 months

• Shift Type:
  Day Shift

• Assignment Type:
  Outpatient;
  Clinic

• Call
  
  Required:
  
  No

• Board Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Negotiable

• Job Duration:
  Locums

This correctional facility delivers outpatient and clinic-based primary care and urgent care services to an adult patient population within a secure clinical environment in Albuquerque, NM. The facility operates with established protocols suited to corrections-based healthcare delivery, with on-site support staff including nurses, paramedics, and EMTs to assist with daily clinical operations. Clinical workflows are structured to address both chronic care management and acute care needs of the patient population served.

Albuquerque, NM offers clinicians on assignment access to a range of outdoor and cultural experiences suited to varied interests. Outdoor activities include hiking and mountain biking in the Sandia foothills, kayaking the Rio Grande, and exploring Petroglyph National Monument and Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, located approximately 50 miles north of the city. The city also features the 16-mile Paseo Del Bosque Trail, hot air balloon rides, the Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway, and cultural institutions such as the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History, along with arts and entertainment events throughout the year.

Clinicians will provide outpatient and clinic-based primary care and urgent care services to adult patients at a correctional facility in Albuquerque, NM, working Monday through Friday from 8:0 AM to 4:30 PM, with consideration for four 10-hour shifts. The expected caseload is 10-15 patients per day, with clinical responsibilities encompassing both chronic care management and urgent care procedures. Required credentials include a New Mexico nursing license, DEA registration, and ACLS certification;

board certification is negotiable.

• Case Load/PPD: 10-15 PPD

• Support Staff:
  Nurses, paramedics, and EMTs

• Patient Population:
  Adults

• Location Type:
  On-Site

• Prescriptive Authority
  
  Required:
  
  Yes

• Government:
  No