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Align Med
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Medical Director

Internal MedicineNo callNo weekendsContract

Pay not listed · no call, no weekends · Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Job Description

Sub-Acute, Long-Term Care is a sector of healthcare exploding with potential and work-life balance flexibility (no weekends or on call)!

We are seeking a Fee-for-Service/1099 Attending Physician/Medical Director for float between our centers located in Albuquerque, NM. AlignMed's Fee-For-Service Hybrid model provides a flexible, incentive-based pay structure to suit any provider's work-life balance goals.

This is a Dual Role Attending Physician/Medical Director. It is clinical in nature. Must be BC/BE Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.

AlignMed Partners is a national medical group dedicated to improving health outcomes among residents of skilled nursing and senior living facilities.

Our physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are supported by a clinical leadership team with a decades-long track record of excellence in post-acute and long-term care. At AlignMed, we believe in a better quality of life for all.

Our mission is to elevate healthcare outcomes for our patients, providers, and partners. In living out our mission, we embrace the following pillars in our day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

The Medical Director partners with the Regional Medical Director to promote the delivery of clinical services in a manner that fulfills the AlignMed Partners mission of achieving the highest levels of clinical quality, efficiency, and outcomes. This is accomplished by coordinating with Centers, Regional Management and AlignMed Partners to oversee the implementation, utilization, and outcomes measurement of AlignMed Partners Clinical Programs.

The Medical Director is dually accountable to the Center Administrator and the AlignMed Partners Regional Medical Director for clinical care within the Center, accountable to the Center Administrator for delivery of clinical services as stipulated in the Medical Director Agreement, and accountable to the Regional Medical Director for the quality and efficiency of clinical services and outcomes within the Center.

Medical Directors partner with the Center Administrator and Director of Nursing, to achieve the highest levels of Center performance in quality, safety, and efficiency. Our Medical Directors share accountability for Center success in the evolving environment of narrow referral networks and value-based reimbursement, providing effective and proactive.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. required.

  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine preferred, with maintenance of certification
  • Geriatrics specialization is desirable.
  • Certified Medical Director (CMD) through AMDA is desirable.

Benefits

*No-cap Incentive Compensation Program

*Medicare Shared Savings Program Bonus

*Relocation bonus for eligible candidates. Eligibility will be determined by distance, experience, and priority

*Health, Dental, and Vision plans

*100% employer-paid ArmadaCare Plan: supplemental plan which provides reimbursement for many out-of-pocket medical, wellness, and pharmacy expenses, with an eight thousand max reimbursement for designated expenses and tiered pharmacy reimbursements for single and family plans

*Paid Time Off, 6 Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Time, Bereavement Leave

*Continuing Medical Education time off and reimbursement allotments

*Reimbursement for primary state licensing renewal costs and primary board recertification fees

*Reimbursement for DEA/CDS renewal fees

*Malpractice insurance policy

*401(k) plan and company-paid group life insurance

Restrictions apply based on collective bargaining agreements, applicable state law and factors such as pay classification, job grade, location, and length of service.

Posted Salary Range

USD $200,000.00 - USD $200,000.00 /Yr.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Post-acute careClinical quality managementPatient careMedical administrationRegulatory complianceClinical program implementation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Director at Align Med a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,247 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Align Med holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 98 active listings.

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 44% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
60% this job
Sign-on bonus
53% this job
Relocation assistance
43% this job
Loan repayment
30%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Internal Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,247 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Albuquerque

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$340k
Typical market rent
$1,455/mo
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.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Align Med

Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Irvine, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

No-Cap Incentive Compensation Program
Medicare Shared Savings Program Bonus
Relocation Bonus
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
100% Employer-Paid ArmadaCare Plan
Paid Time Off