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Lovelace Health System
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Certified Nurse-Midwife Opening | Albuquerque, NM

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$75k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Lovelace Women’s Hospital is seeking a skilled and compassionate Certified Nurse Midwife to join their inpatient care team in Albuquerque, NM. Bring your expertise to a collaborative birthing center team which is nationally recognized and award-winning.

Lovelace Women's Hospital earned national recognition from the 2025 Women's Choice Awards as a best hospital for Obstetrics.

About the Position

  • Join a collaborative group of 6 physicians, 2 PAs, and 24 CNMs
  • High-volume inpatient unit with tenured support staff
  • 1-3 years' experience required
  • Rotating restricted 12–24-hour call with nights, weekends, holidays
  • Preferred background in high-risk obstetrics
  • Ultrasound and lab available
  • BLS, NRP, and EFM certifications require
  • Epic EMR

Recruitment Package May Include

  • Base salary
  • CME allowance
  • Commencement bonus
  • Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
  • Relocation allowance
  • Paid malpractice coverage
  • Health benefits + Retirement plan

Marketing + Practice Growth Assistance

Student Loan Repayment Assistance: The New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) provides eligible providers with up to $75,000 in repayment assistance for outstanding student loans.

Free Childcare: New Mexico now offers universal, no-cost childcare for all families, eliminating copays and income limits statewide-saving physicians and APPs an average of $12,000–$14,000 per child per year while providing access to any licensed childcare setting.

Your Hospital

Lovelace Women’s Hospital is the first and only hospital in New Mexico dedicated to women’s health.

It offers a 53-bed neonatal intensive care unit, a natural birthing option, a nationally recognized, award-winning breast care center and birthing center, and the first robotic surgery program in the state recognized as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation.

Lovelace Women’s Hospital earned three Women’s Choice Awards® for 2025, including recognition as one of America’s Best Breast Center, a Best Hospital for Obstetrics and a Best Mammogram Imaging Center

About the Community

Albuquerque is New Mexico's largest city, rich in culture, creative energy, and some of the best sunrises in the Southwest.

  • With 310 days of sunshine, you'll find the weather perfect for outdoor activities.
  • Water enthusiasts enjoy the gorgeous Rio Grande River running through the city.

A winter ski trip is always within a few hours’ drive and natural hot springs are sprinkled throughout the state.

New Mexico also touts a reasonable cost of living and housing, a variety of cuisine to explore, and mild traffic.

Albuquerque offers numerous primary and secondary schooling options and is home to the largest university in the state.

Recognized as the hot air ballooning capital of the world, Albuquerque is a destination for visitors near and far-with convenient access to an international airport

Key Responsibilities

Provide skilled and compassionate midwifery care as part of a collaborative inpatient birthing center team. Manage high-volume clinical duties including rotating call shifts and high-risk obstetrics support.

Requirements

Requires 1-3 years of experience and current BLS, NRP, and EFM certifications. Candidates must be comfortable working in a high-volume inpatient setting with rotating 12-24 hour shifts.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Collaborative careClinical documentationPatient assessment

Nurse Midwifery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Lovelace Health System ranks #22 of 22 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% 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 ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k in an average-cost state. 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
58% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
42% this job
Relocation assistance
42% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 2.4
Better work-life than 10% of Nurse Practitioner roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 14,305 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Albuquerque

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k≈ 4.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,455/mo≈ 23% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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

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About Lovelace Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Albuquerque, NM
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Base salary
CME allowance
Commencement bonus
Medical debt assistance
Relocation allowance
Paid malpractice coverage
Health benefits
Retirement plan