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Align Med
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Wound Care Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant Top 25% in Physician Assistant rolesNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$120,000 - $130,000 / year

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Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 28m ago · Verified live

Job Description

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

We are seeking a full-time (40 hours per week) Wound Care Advanced Practice Provider for a float position between our centers located in Albuquerque, NM. This role can be filled by a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

The base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $130,000 / year, in addition to our no-cap incentive compensation bonus program.

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 Advanced Practice Wound Provider reports directly to the Director of Clinical Practice and/or the Area Clinical Practice Manager. The Advanced Practice Wound Provider collaborates on-site with the Center Leadership Team for center specific goals and priorities. The Advanced Practice Wound Provider collaborates with the Medical Director and/or Attending Physician for patient specific medical care.

The Advanced Practice Wound Provider provides acute and chronic wound care services to nursing center residents in collaboration with the other medical providers in the center. The Advanced Practice Wound Provider works collaboratively with Center Leadership to achieve the Center's mission of improving the lives we touch through the delivery of high quality health care and everyday compassion.

Qualifications

The Advanced Practice Provider must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing program, licensed as a registered nurse, certified as a Nurse Practitioner by being a nursing graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program with a Master's Degree in Nursing and have a concentration and specialty track of Older Adult and/or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Will consider other concentrations/specialty tracks based on experience and business need.

The Physician Assistant must be a graduate from a program accredited by the ARC-PA and take the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) to use the PAC designation. PA state licensure required. NCCPA certification required.

Wound Certification: CWS, WOCN, or appropriate wound certification, or actively pursuing wound certification with APN wound experience.

A minimum of two years experience in wound care, working with the adult or geriatric population is preferred.

In states where practice allows; APRN with an unrestricted professional license and DEA, for each state in which they practice.

Benefits

Perks

*Comprehensive 90-day training program and continued support

*New and recent graduate mentorship and clinical education program

*Opportunities for advancement: career ladder, clinical lead, and specializations in wound or palliative care services

*Free subscription to UpToDate and Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)

*Access to Nabla, an ambient AI assistant designed to help clinicians streamline clinical documentation by generating comprehensive clinical notes in seconds

Benefits

*Yearly average of thirteen thousand per year in bonus through our no-cap Incentive Compensation Program (for providers working 40 hours per week)

*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 licensing renewal costs and 100% paid for Malpractice Insurance

*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 $120,000.00 - USD $130,000.00 /Yr.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient careGeriatric careAcute wound managementChronic wound managementMedical assessmentTreatment planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Wound Care Physician Assistant at Align Med a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,172 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Wound Care — Physician Assistant Career Context

Align Med holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 97 active listings.

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 74% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Physician Assistant roles

  • 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
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11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive 90-day training program
New and recent graduate mentorship
Opportunities for advancement
Free subscription to UpToDate and CAPC
Access to Nabla AI assistant
Yearly average of $13,000 bonus
Relocation bonus
Health, Dental, and Vision plans