Location: Alamogordo, New Mexico
Facility: CHRISTUS South New Mexico
Job Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Specialty: Occupational Medicine, Workman's Compensation, Bone Health
Job Summary:
CHRISTUS Health is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in a dual-role position that supports both the Occupational Health/Workman's Comp and Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) at our Alamogordo, NM location. This advanced practice provider will support bone health and healing post-fracture, support primary/secondary fracture prevention, and deliver occupational health services, including injury care, DOT physicals, and work comp injuries.
Key Responsibilities:
Occupational Health / Urgent Care:
Perform DOT physicals and pre-employment evaluations
Treat work-related injuries, including orthopedic-related cases
Provide urgent care services including wound care, laceration repair, suturing, splinting, and IV hydration
Read initial X-rays and manage minor procedures
Accept walk-in patients for occupational health and minor work comp needs
Fracture Liaison Service (FLS):
Manage post-operative hip fracture patients and monitor bone healing
Order and interpret labs and DEXA scans
Prescribe medications to promote bone density and prevent future fractures
Provide ongoing primary and secondary fracture prevention care
Coordinate care with orthopedic surgery and primary care as needed
Requirements:
Licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of New Mexico, or willing to obtain license
Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Preventative Care, Urgent Care, Primary Care, or Emergency Medicine
Strong procedural skills (suturing, splinting, wound care)
Experience in bone health or occupational medicine preferred
Certification in Osteoporosis Management and Occupational Health required (can be completed after hire)
Independent practice experience preferred
Compensation & Benefits:
Competitive base salary + productivity bonus
Quality bonus opportunity
Relocation assistance and sign-on bonus
Malpractice coverage with tail
CME allowance
Student loan repayment assistance + loan forgiveness eligibility
Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
Retirement plan with employer match
Contact Information:
For more information or to express interest, please feel free to reach out at the contact information listed below or apply directly on our careers page.
Contact: Reeve Delmas
Email: reeve.delmas@christushealth.org
In 1999, two historic Catholic charities became one, forming CHRISTUS Health and creating a unique purpose in the modern health care market - to take better care of people.
To extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, the mission that the Sisters of Charity Health Care system and Incarnate Word Health system shared for more than a century, is now also the mission of CHRISTUS Health.
Ranked among the top 10 Catholic health systems in the United States by size, the CHRISTUS Health system includes more than 40 hospitals and facilities in seven U.S. states, Chile and six states in Mexico, with assets of more than $4.6 billion.
Whether seeking care in Alexandria Louisiana, or Coahuila, Mexico, patients discover that the healing spirit is alive at CHRISTUS Health.