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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Assistant Director of Nursing - Home Health

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$90k-$95k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 45m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Salary: $90,000 - $95,000 per year depending on experience

Location: Santa Fe, NM

Benefits Summary

  • Medical, dental, vision, and 401K
  • Matching 401k
  • Health Savings Account
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Mileage Reimbursement

Position Summary

On behalf of CNS Cares (“CNS” or “Company”), this position is responsible for supporting the State Administrator in the coordination, supervision, and training of all licensed nurses, aides, and support personnel in the state of oversight. Additionally, this position may act as the State Administrator in their absence.

Essential Functions

Employee must have regular attendance/punctuality, be able to work with others at all levels of the Company, have exceptional customer service and be completely honest. Other assigned duties include:

  • Assists in assuring good standing of CNS Cares home health licensure in designated region.
  • Ensure excellent quality of patient care is delivered to respective patients in assigned region.

Ensure that each patient admitted has appropriate documentation completed and that each patient receives the patient's bill of rights/consumer rights.

Assists in the recruitment and selection of personnel and assures personnel hired are qualified for their respective position.

Assist in coordinating case management for assigned region and provides case management as directed by leadership.

Plans and conducts orientations and continuing education for staff engaged in patient care.

Assist in planning and budgeting for the provision of services. Adheres to established operational and marketing budgets.

Assists in overseeing licensed nurse competence, in the state of oversight, relative to home health nursing assessment and appropriate nursing interventions.

Demonstrates leadership in the implementation of quality improvement changes within the organization for improvement of patient care.

  • Monitors in-home staff education requirements to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Ensures compliance with government rules and regulations in the state of oversight, including the submission of any reports to agencies, as required.
  • Provides direct nursing care in the home no more than 20 hours a week.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has direct supervisory responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Education/Training

Required

Bachelor’s degree in a related field,

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license to practice professional nursing in each state where patient care is supervised,

Current Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification

At least five (5) years of nurse management/supervisory experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred

Experience working with OWCP/DOL programs or other federally funded care models.

Leadership Experience in Home Healthcare Strongly Preferred

  • Familiarity with EMAR, Relias, and clinical audit systems.
  • Strong interpersonal communication and staff development background.
  • Experience supporting accreditation, survey readiness, or QA initiative.
  • Licensure/Certification
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Valid and current CPR & BLS Certification
  • Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license

Key Responsibilities

This position supports the State Administrator in coordinating, supervising, and training nursing and support staff within the region. It also involves ensuring regulatory compliance, managing patient care quality, and overseeing operational budgets.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing managementStaff supervisionStaff trainingClinical documentationAccreditation support

Home Health Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 46 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 54% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Nursing Leadership jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score2.1 / 10 · above average in nursing leadershipranked against 1,187 Nursing Leadership listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$90k–$95kNursing Leadership median $118k (middle half $99k–$135k)118 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$100k in purchasing powerNew Mexico index 92.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nursing leadership listings in New Mexico39 active5,747 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 54% no call · 76% no weekends46 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS registered nurse listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Home Health Nursing RN listings179 in the last 30 days139 the 30 days before (+29%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,187 Nursing Leadership listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. New Mexico figures use all nursing leaderships: too few New Mexico Home Health Nursing postings state pay.

Top Registered Nurse Jobs

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Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 20 employers
7
<$100k
6
$100k-120k
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$120k-140k
5
$140k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
13%
CME allowance
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 2.1
Better work-life than 50% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About CNSCares

Hospitals and Health Care
Grand Junction, Colorado
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision insurance
401K with matching
Health Savings Account
Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
Mileage Reimbursement

Living in Santa Fe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$581k≈ 6.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,956/mo≈ 26% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.8
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Santa Fe, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.