Nocturnist | Lovelace Medical Center | New Mexico
Listed compensation
$75k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Lovelace Health System as a Hospitalist Nocturnist – No Call, 7 On/7 Off in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $75,000 annually.
- Malpractice insurance covered.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- CME/CEU Allowance
- Commencement Bonus
- Relocation assistance
- Health benefits + Retirement plan
- Marketing + practice growth assistance
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No call required.
This position offers no call requirements, student loan benefits. Work with Lovelace Health System in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Nocturnist will provide clinical inpatient care, including rounding, admissions, discharges, and consults during night shifts. They are responsible for assessing patient health, ordering diagnostic studies, and coordinating care with the medical team.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified physician or nurse practitioner capable of managing a patient volume of 16-18 per shift. Proficiency in Epic EMR and adherence to medical regulations and HIPAA standards are required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
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).
Of the 40 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 45% have no call, 33% require no weekends.
Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nocturnist | Lovelace Medical Center | New Mexico at Lovelace Health System a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 998 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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