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Registered Nurse-Chief Quality and Patient Safety

Veterans Health Administration · Albuquerque, NM

$131k–$174k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationAlbuquerque, NM
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Postedtoday
  • Requisition888873900
  • ProfessionNurse Manager & Leadership

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Registered Nurse-Chief Quality and Patient Safety in Albuquerque, NM. The employer published a pay range of $131k–$174k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other nurse manager & leadership roles before you apply.

Nurse managers and directors lead unit teams: staffing, quality, budgets and clinical standards.

Duties from the announcement

The Registered Nurse Quality and Patient Safety, Chief executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and, influence the organizational healthcare mission. The Registered Nurse Quality and Patient Safety, Chief functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $73.14 per hour, is 22% above the median of 372 Nurse Leader postings with published pay across the US ($60.00 per hour).

$48$87

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Albuquerque, NM at a glance

  • $60.69/hrmedian pay, Albuquerque area
  • $48–$83middle half of earners, per hour
  • 96price level, U.S. = 100
  • 8hospitals listed by CMS in Albuquerque
  • The metro median is 4% above the New Mexico statewide median of $58.45 per hour. Nationally the median is $56.71 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $60.69 median hour in Albuquerque buys what $63.52 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in Albuquerque: $144 a night for lodging and $80 a day for meals and incidentals.
  • HRSA lists 11 active primary care shortage designations covering Bernalillo County; shortage areas often have more openings.
  • New Mexico is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN/LVN with a multistate license from another compact state can work here without a new license. Nurses whose home state is not in the compact apply for a New Mexico license by endorsement.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do nurse manager & leaderships get paid at other hospitals in the US?

  • El Camino HealthMountain View, CA$121.16/hr
  • MultiCareTacoma, WA$93.11/hr
  • Veterans Health AdministrationLong Beach, CA$80.49/hr

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Typical requirements

  • Active RN license; BSN, often MSN for director roles
  • Clinical experience plus leadership experience
  • NE-BC or CNML certification is a plus

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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