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La Clinica de Familia
Chaparral, New Mexico

Certified Nurse Practitioner (16-03)

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

La Clinica de Familia (LCDF) is a FQHC with several locations in Southern New Mexico. For over 40 years, La Clinica has provided services to the residents of Southern New Mexico. Our mission statement definitely speaks to what La Clinica de Familia stands for, which is to empower and enrich families, individuals, and communities by providing quality medical, dental, behavioral health and educational service for people of all cultures.

Contracted

16-03-641-01

Job Summary

Provides direct primary care health services to LCDF patients within the scope of laws and regulations.

Core Competencies

  • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all employees and department needs.
  • Must be a self-initiating and adaptable with ability to communicate to a variety of staff members.
  • Must possess good oral and written communication skills.
  • Must be highly organized.
  • Must have high attention to detail.
  • Must maintain a high level of confidentiality.
  • Knowledge in health management and service delivery.
  • Knowledge of and experience with the poverty level population and life-styles.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish desirable.
  • Responsive to the needs to the patients.
  • Ability to keep relationship with dealings with patients and resources agencies (In addition to formulation and implementation of appropriate diagnostic and treatment plans.)
  • Must be able to work and problem solve independently.
  • Cultural competence with Hispanic population.
  • Basic office procedures relevant to duties contracted for according to primary care.
  • Effective communication and patient education skills.

Job Requirements

  • Licensed by the NM Board of Nursing to practice, or eligible for licensure.
  • Board Certification in a primary care specialty.
  • DEA certification

NM Board of Pharmacy Certification

  • Must have a current NM Driver's License and current automobile insurance.
  • Graduate from Nurse Practitioner program.

Additional training in Primary Care preferred but not required e. g. diabetes education, women's health

Benefits

  • Health Insurance - PPO
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(K) with employer matching
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Supplement Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Holidays (9)
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Cafeteria Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Travel Reimbursement

16-03-641-01

Key Responsibilities

Provides direct primary care health services to patients within the scope of established laws and regulations. Responsible for formulating and implementing appropriate diagnostic and treatment plans while maintaining effective relationships with patients and agencies.

Requirements

Requires a license or eligibility for licensure by the New Mexico Board of Nursing and board certification in a primary care specialty. Must possess DEA certification, a New Mexico Board of Pharmacy certification, and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Diagnostic planningTreatment planningProblem solvingOrganizationClinical documentation

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 56% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

In New Mexico, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$140k (17 salary observations; 85 listings), vs ~$134k nationally (2,235 salary observations; 8,061 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

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Listed paynot listedFamily Medicine median $139k (middle half $129k–$159k)294 comparable listings, Oct 2026
New Mexico vs national$140k median in New Mexico$134k nationally (+5%)17 state / 2,235 national salary observations
Cost of livingNew Mexico index 92.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Family Medicine listings in New Mexico24 active2,635 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 56% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About La Clinica de Familia

Public Health
Las Cruces, New Mexico
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance - PPO
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(K) with employer matching
Life and AD&D Insurance
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Supplement Life Insurance

Living in Chaparral

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$241k
Median resident rent
$853/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.2
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (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.