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Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist

AnesthesiologyFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Location Address

1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930 Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00

Summary

Cardiac anesthesiologists participate in the care of high risk pediatric cardiac patients for non-cardiac surgery and cardiac catheterizations, in addition to care of children in the general operating rooms.

The program currently consists of two congenital heart surgeons, two mid-levels and one full-time anesthesiologist dedicated to the service line. The Presbyterian Congenital Heart Program is a rapidly growing program that treats pediatric and adult patients with a wide range of congenital heart conditions.

Job Description

Evaluate, monitor, and supervise patient care before, during, and after surgery, delivering anesthesia, leading the Anesthesia Care Team, and ensuring optimal patient safety.

  • Administering pain relief before, during, and after medical procedures.
  • Monitoring patients' vital signs during procedures.
  • Approving general, sedative, regional, or local anesthetics.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in the anesthetic management of children and adults with congenital heart disease

Additional Job Description

  • MD/DO with successful completion of a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship ABA Board Certified
  • We offer more than the standard benefits!

Presbyterian employees gain access to a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more! In addition, we offer all employees a robust, day one effective benefits plan consisting of medical, dental, vision and more. Exceptional retirement plans - 403b retirement savings program with both matching programs and employer contributions.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with over 14,000 employees - including 1,200 providers and 4,000 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 600,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Commercial health plans.

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Our regional facilities are home to more than 1,600 clinical and non-clinical employees who help make Presbyterian the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 statewide employees.

With a variety of services ranging from general surgery to pediatrics to heart and cancer care, our regional employees are proud to provide close-to-home care for their communities.

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Key Responsibilities

The anesthesiologist will evaluate, monitor, and supervise patient care before, during, and after surgical procedures, specifically focusing on high-risk pediatric cardiac patients. They are responsible for leading the Anesthesia Care Team and ensuring optimal patient safety throughout the perioperative period.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and have successfully completed a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship. Additionally, applicants are required to be ABA Board Certified and demonstrate proficiency in the anesthetic management of congenital heart disease.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pediatric cardiac anesthesiologyCongenital heart disease treatmentPatient monitoringPain relief administrationAnesthesia care team leadershipCardiac catheterization supportGeneral anesthesiaSedative administrationRegional anesthesiaLocal anesthesia

Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 66% have no call, 60% 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).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 17 employers

Sign-on bonus
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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 1.5
Below most Anesthesiology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 785 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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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 Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Albuquerque, NM
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision insurance (day one)
403b retirement with matching and employer contributions
Wellness program with free gym access
Nutrition coaching and classes
Strongline silent alarm badge
RESET clinician retreat program