Wound Care Physician
Listed compensation
$250k-$400k
The week · per this postingWeekdays only
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Job Description
Physician Opportunity: Transform Lives in the Land of Enchantment
Wound Care Physician | Albuquerque, NM
Are you looking for a medical career that offers high-acuity clinical impact without the burnout of hospital walls? At Skilled Wound Care, we’re seeking Physicians to join our elite Albuquerque-based team.
Whether you’re an experienced Physician or a Resident looking for a new path, we provide the autonomy and training to let you lead.
Why Albuquerque Physicians Choose Us
True Work-Life Balance: No call, no nights, and no weekends. Build a flexible schedule that actually leaves you time to enjoy our high-desert sunsets and mountain trails.
The "Uncapped" New Mexico Advantage: In a state where healthcare demand is high, your earning potential shouldn't be limited. Average full-time earnings range from $250,000 to $300,000, with top performers exceeding $400,000 through our per-visit and per-procedure model.
Tech-First Practice: Spend less time on paperwork and more time with patients. Our custom software is specifically designed to slash admin and documentation time.
Full Training Provided: No prior wound care experience? No problem. We provide extensive training, semi-annual CME events, workshops, and online courses to make you an expert.
What You’ll Do
As a valued member of our close-knit regional team, you will provide comprehensive bedside care within nursing facilities across the Albuquerque metro area. You’ll manage chronic wounds using the latest advancements in healing, operating with full clinical autonomy.
Requirements
- Active and Unrestrictive Medical degree (MD or DO).
- Residency completion is NOT required.
- Board Certification/Eligibility is NOT required.
- A "patient-first" mindset and a drive to master a dynamic, advancing field.
Culture & Camaraderie
"I love the support I receive here. Our team retreats—like our recent weekend in Miami—are a great way to connect and grow together outside of the clinic." – Dr. Tim O., Skilled Wound Care Physician.
Join the Movement
Wound care is an "electric" field right now. If you are a compassionate physician ready to make a lasting impact on the New Mexico community, we want to meet you.
Apply today at skilledwoundcare.com and redefine your medical career.
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Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive bedside wound care within nursing facilities across the Albuquerque metro area. Manage chronic wounds using advanced healing techniques while maintaining clinical autonomy.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Wound Care Physician at Skilled Wound Care a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Wound Care — ranked against 135 active Wound Care listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Wound Care — Physician Career Context
Skilled Wound Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 81/100, 24 active listings.
Of the 36 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 89% have no call, 83% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$325k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $352k 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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$200k-$350kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 135 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- No weekends
- No nights
Living in Albuquerque
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $340k≈ 1.4× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,455/mo≈ 7% 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.