Cataract Surgeon - Las Cruces, NM
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Job Description
Southwest Eye Institute has an amazing opportunity for a motivated BC/BE Cataract Surgeon to join a collegial team in Southern New Mexico and El Paso, TX. The team includes 7 Surgeons, 5 optometrists, and dedicated technicians, scribes, and front office staff that treat a wide variety of eye disease including LASIK, glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and oculoplastics.
About the Practice
Southwest Eye Institute is dedicated to delivering the best possible medical and surgical eye care for patients in West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern Mexico. We proudly offer the region's best LASIK eye surgery, building upon decades of experience and excellence with cutting-edge technology all in a comforting and welcoming clinic environment with an adjacent VIP Laser Center and Vista Surgery Center.
About the Location
Las Cruces is home to a thriving job market, amazing eateries, affordable housing prices, and a relatively low cost of living making Las Cruces an attractive destination.
Thanks to an ample supply of sunshine, good air quality, and beautiful mountains, there are year-round outdoor activities such as hiking the stunning Organ Mountains and golfing at award-winning Sonoma Ranch Golf Course.
To further amp up the city’s cool factor, Las Cruces is also home to Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial space facility.
About the Benefits
- Immediate high surgical volumes focused on high-quality care with lucrative productivity incentives.
- Strong referral networks & support staff.
- State-of-the-art technology.
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, legal, pet, and childcare.
- Continuing education, state licensure and medical malpractice coverage.
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) retirement options with company match.
- Equity buy-in opportunities.
- Commencement & relocation assistance available.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Brian O. Donovan, Sr. Physician Recruiter, at 603-661-0477 (call/text) or brian.donovan@americanvisionpartners.com.
Key Responsibilities
Perform high-volume surgical eye care procedures including cataract surgeries and other eye disease treatments. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, optometrists, and support staff to deliver high-quality patient care.
Requirements
Must be a Board Certified or Board Eligible (BC/BE) Cataract Surgeon. Candidates should be motivated to work in a collaborative clinical and surgical environment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 82% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
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Living in Las Cruces
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $281k
- Typical market rent
- $1,446/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 90.2
- 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 · Las Cruces, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.