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La Clinica de Familia
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Certified Nurse Midwife (27-03)

Nurse Practitioner Top 25% in Obstetrics & Gynecology (NP)Contract Full Practice Authority

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Call expectations
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Posted 2mo ago

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.

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Job Summary

Responsible for providing direct primary care medical services to LCDF Patients within scope of law and regulation. Main duty is to assist women in all stages of pregnancy, including childbirth and post-delivery. Will work closely with obstetricians and gynecologists in diagnosing and treating women with acute and chronic illnesses.

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 preferred. 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 as a Certified Nurse Midwife.
  • Board Certification.
  • DEA certification.
  • New Mexico Board of Pharmacy certification.

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
  • 27-03-326-01

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Key Responsibilities

Provide direct primary care medical services to patients, focusing on assisting women through all stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and post-delivery. Collaborate with obstetricians and gynecologists to diagnose and treat acute and chronic illnesses in women.

Requirements

Must be a Board Certified and Licensed Certified Nurse Midwife with DEA and New Mexico Board of Pharmacy certifications. Preference is given to candidates who are bilingual in English and Spanish and possess cultural competence with Hispanic populations.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

ObstetricsGynecologyDiagnostic PlanningTreatment PlanningProblem SolvingOrganization

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Certified Nurse Midwife (27-03) at La Clinica de Familia a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Obstetrics & Gynecology (NP) — ranked against 332 active Obstetrics & Gynecology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Obstetrics & Gynecology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% 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).

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Annual compensation range

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

median 3.9this job 6.6
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 332 Obstetrics & Gynecology (NP) listings

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

Living in Las Cruces

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$281k
Typical market rent
$1,446/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.2
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 · Las Cruces, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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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