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Lovelace Health System
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Certified Nurse-Midwife Opening PRN| Albuquerque, NM

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsPer Diem Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Lovelace Women’s Hospital is seeking a skilled and compassionate PRN Certified Nurse Midwife to join their inpatient care team in Albuquerque, NM. Bring your expertise to a collaborative birthing center team which is nationally recognized and award-winning.

Lovelace Women's Hospital earned national recognition from the 2025 Women's Choice Awards as a best hospital for Obstetrics.

About the Position

  • Join a collaborative group of 12 physicians, 2 PAs, and 24 CNMs
  • High-volume inpatient unit with tenured support staff
  • New grads welcomed
  • Rotating restricted 12–24-hour call with nights, weekends, holidays
  • Preferred background in high-risk obstetrics
  • Ultrasound and lab available
  • BLS, NRP, and EFM certifications require
  • Epic EMR

Recruitment Package May Include

Paid malpractice coverage

Discount Programs

Free Childcare: New Mexico now offers universal, no-cost childcare for all families, eliminating copays and income limits statewide-saving physicians and APPs an average of $12,000–$14,000 per child per year while providing access to any licensed childcare setting.

Your Hospital

Lovelace Women’s Hospital is the first and only hospital in New Mexico dedicated to women’s health.

It offers a 53-bed neonatal intensive care unit, a natural birthing option, a nationally recognized, award-winning breast care center and birthing center, and the first robotic surgery program in the state recognized as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation.

Lovelace Women’s Hospital earned three Women’s Choice Awards® for 2025, including recognition as one of America’s Best Breast Center, a Best Hospital for Obstetrics and a Best Mammogram Imaging Center.

About the Community

Albuquerque is New Mexico's largest city, rich in culture, creative energy, and some of the best sunrises in the Southwest.

  • With 310 days of sunshine, you'll find the weather perfect for outdoor activities.
  • Water enthusiasts enjoy the gorgeous Rio Grande River running through the city.

A winter ski trip is always within a few hours’ drive and natural hot springs are sprinkled throughout the state.

New Mexico also touts a reasonable cost of living and housing, a variety of cuisine to explore, and mild traffic.

Albuquerque offers numerous primary and secondary schooling options and is home to the largest university in the state.

Recognized as the hot air ballooning capital of the world, Albuquerque is a destination for visitors near and far-with convenient access to an international airport

Key Responsibilities

Provide skilled and compassionate midwifery care as part of a collaborative inpatient team at a high-volume birthing center. Participate in rotating restricted 12–24-hour call shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Must be a Certified Nurse-Midwife with certifications in BLS, NRP, and EFM. Experience in high-risk obstetrics is preferred, and new graduates are welcome to apply.

Key Skills

Lab proceduresCollaborative care

Nurse Midwifery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Lovelace Health System ranks #25 of 25 employers hiring contract/1099 Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% 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).

Top contract/1099 Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution37 jobs · 34 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
55%
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
32%
Relocation assistance
32%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 2.4
Better work-life than 10% of Nurse Practitioner roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 14,305 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes 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 Lovelace Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Albuquerque, NM
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid malpractice coverage
Discount programs
Free Childcare (saving $12,000-$14,000 per child per year)