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Lovelace Health System
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner needed in Albuquerque, New Mexico at Westgate Clinic | $10,000 Commencement Bonus | Free Childcare

Family MedicineIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

$10,000 Commencement Bonus

Lovelace Medical Group Westgate Clinic, a new employed practice, is seeking an Outpatient Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner to join its fast-growing team in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

About the Position

  • Join a team of 1 physician and 1 NP
  • Flexible 40-hour work week – Monday to Friday
  • Outpatient only
  • Minimal Clinic Call: 2 weekends per year and 1 week every 15 weeks
  • Expected patient volume: Up to 22/day
  • Only 1.9 miles from Lovelace Westside Hospital

Open to New Graduates

Smart Technology: See more patients without extending your day. Our providers use Epic EMR and Ambience AI scribe technology to automate documentation, reduce administrative burden, improve patient flow, and ensure accurate coding-leading to better work-life balance and revenue.

A Recruitment & Benefits Package that Values Your Talent at Lovelace Medical Group, we are committed to offering our providers exceptional compensation and benefits packages that foster professional and personal growth.

We understand that in order for you to deliver the best care, you need to feel appreciated and supported, which is why we prioritize the health and well-being of our providers and their families. To help accomplish this, we have designed generous compensation and benefits packages that may include:

  • Base salary + wRVU production incentive
  • CME/CEU Allowance
  • $10,000 Commencement Bonus
  • Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
  • Relocation allowance
  • Paid malpractice coverage
  • Health benefits + Retirement plan
  • Marketing + practice growth assistance

About Lovelace Health System

Lovelace Health System (LHS) has been committed to meeting the growing healthcare needs of Lovelace Medical Center since 1912. With a total of 613 beds, LHS is comprised of Lovelace Medical Center, Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital, Lovelace Women's Hospital, Lovelace Westside Hospital, Lovelace Regional Hospital, New Mexico Heart Institute, and Lovelace Medical Group.

About Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is a charming city rich in culture, creative energy, and some of the best sunrises in the Southwest. A winter ski trip is always within a few hours’ drive and natural hot springs are sprinkled throughout the state.

The best part is that the state of New Mexico is a lesser-known treasure; with a reasonable cost of living and housing, a variety of cuisine to explore, and traffic mild enough to get across town in 15 minutes.

Since 2013, Albuquerque has been mentioned and recognized over 175 times for its climate, culture, cost of living, biking and hiking trails, and best places to live, among other noteworthy mentions.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient family medicine care as part of a collaborative team of a physician and nurse practitioner. Utilize advanced technology to manage patient volume, documentation, and clinical workflows efficiently.

Requirements

The role is open to new graduates and requires a qualified Nurse Practitioner. Candidates must be comfortable working in an outpatient clinic setting with a 40-hour work week.

Key Skills

Patient careClinical documentationPatient flow managementMedical codingOutpatient care

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 50% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 36 employers

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7
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
85% this job
Sign-on bonus
65% this job
CME allowance
55% this job
Relocation assistance
40% this job
Loan repayment
23% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.9
Better work-life than 30% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,584 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

CME/CEU Allowance
$10,000 Commencement Bonus
Medical debt assistance
Relocation allowance
Paid malpractice coverage
Health benefits
Retirement plan
Marketing + practice growth assistance