Volunteer Nurse

Share Salary Not Available Position range in Northern Region $71k - $105k Per Year Volunteer Nurse Ghost Ranch

Occupation:

Registered Nurses

Location:

Abiquiu, NM - 87510 Positions available: 1 Job #: jo_1965605198

Source:

Idealist.org

Posted:

03/12/2026

Web Site:

www.idealist.org

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Volunteer Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Work Onsite Full Time Job Type Volunteer Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Our most important volunteer need in 2026 is for nurses. Ghost Ranch is 45 minutes from the nearest medical facilities, therefore nurse volunteers provide important first response, care, and ongoing support to guests and staff at Ghost Ranch. As a volunteer nurse, you will provide basic first aid to guests, respond to medical emergencies within your educational parameters, and refer guests to regional facilities as necessary. You'll assist in weekly Orientation for new guest groups, staff the First Aid Trailer before and after meals, and carry a walkie-talkie so you can be reached in an emergency. While on call (within radio distance), you'll have an opportunity to hike, explore the Ghost Ranch museums, read, or pursue your own creative interests. Depending on the time of the year, you may treat adult guests with dehydration, altitude sickness, or flareups of ongoing medical issues. Occasionally, but rarely, serious injuries result from hiking or other adventurous activities. In those situations, the volunteer and trained staff coordinate to provide immediate response while waiting for regional medical personnel to arrive. In the summer months, when more kids are at the Ranch, the nurse provides welcoming care and support for children with skinned knees, bruises, and other common concerns. As a volunteer, you must provide your own liability insurance, as well as a copy of your current license and CPR certification. You can serve if you have a valid license in NM or a compact state. If you are accepted as a volunteer, but do not currently have insurance, we recommend purchasing it through the Nurses Service Organization (NSO) www.nso.com . Ghost Ranch will reimburse up to $150 for purchase of your liability insurance. (In our years of experience with our First Aid Station, nurses are the best qualified and easiest to admit as volunteers. While physicians are allowed to apply, they must have their own liability insurance and ability to serve in New Mexico. Unfortunately, we are not able to accept EMTs unless they can provide their own insurance and medical oversight.) Volunteer nurses typically stay for one to two weeks, but could serve longer if desired. Ghost Ranch provides a guest room, typically with a private bathroom. If space allows, the nurse is able to bring a guest to stay in your accommodations with you. if you bring a camper/RV, a campsite and access to the Bathhouse is provided. You'll also receive three meals a day in the Dining Hall. Nurses receive an orientation in advance (via video call) from our senior nurse volunteer, and on-site orientation upon arrival by one of our staff. During the time of service, they have access by phone to our senior nurse volunteer and the local physician who oversees our First Aid Station. Please complete the application in full, answering the Questionnaire about your interest in serving at Ghost Ranch as well as times of year you may be available. Help for Employer Information. Opens a new window. Ghost Ranch Social Links Connect with Ghost Ranch Location/Work Site Information Help for Location/Work Site Information. Opens a new window. Cost of Living Calculator Help for Cost of Living Calculator. Opens a new window. Compensation and Benefits Help for Compensation and Benefits. Opens a new window. Job Type and Required Hours Help for Job Type and Required Hours. Opens a new window. Work Experience Help for Work Experience. Opens a new window. Education and Training Help for Education and Training. Opens a new window. Skills Required Help for Skills Required. Opens a new window. Specialized Job Requirements Help for Specialized Job Requirements. Opens a new window. Occupation Information for Registered Nurses Help for Occupation Information for Registered Nurses. Opens a new window. Other Jobs and Employers Help for Jobs Available , opens a new window. Career Ladder Help for Career Ladder. Opens a new window. Personal Requirements Help for Personal Requirements. Opens a new window. Nature of the Work Help for Nature of the Work. Opens a new window. Work Values and Activities Help for Work Values and Activities. Opens a new window. This job was posted at https://www.idealist.org/ on 03/12/2026 10:16:51 PM. Change Job Search Criteria Print Job Order Opens in new window [ Do you have a comment or concern about this job posting? ]