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Lovelace Health System
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Breast Surgical Oncologist Needed in Albuquerque, New Mexico

OncologyNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Lovelace Women’s Hospital Breast Care Center, a well-established practice, is seeking a BE/BC Breast Surgical Oncologist physician to join their fast growing care team at Lovelace in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

About the Position

  • Single specialty group consisting of one surgeon and 2 PA’s
  • M-F 8a to 5p schedule with no weekend requirement

EMR: EPIC

  • Mix of outpatient and inpatient
  • Medical and radiation oncology consultations available onsite
  • Robust support staff including Navigator, Medical Assistants, and front office staff

Recruitment Package May Include

  • Base salary + w/RVU production incentive
  • CME allowance
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
  • Relocation allowance
  • Residency stipend
  • Paid malpractice coverage
  • Health benefits + Retirement plan
  • Marketing + practice growth assistance

About The Facility

Lovelace Women's Hospital is New Mexico's first and only hospital dedicated to women's health and features a 53 bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 24/7 emergency department, 20 labor and delivery rooms, 31 bed family care unit, a Maternal Fetal Medicine program for high-risk pregnancies, 8 intensive care unit beds and 73 medical surgical beds.

The facility offers a nationally accredited Breast Care Center, providing the latest in 3D mammography and surgical procedures. Lovelace Women's Hospital has received the Women's Choice Award for Best Breast Center for 3 years running, and is dedicated to improving breast health for the women of New Mexico.

About the Community

  • Albuquerque is New Mexico’s largest city, located in the high desert
  • An average of 310 days of sunshine lets you enjoy a myriad of outdoor adventures from hiking to discovering why ABQ is known as the hot air balloon capital of the world
  • Home to the University of New Mexico’s main campus
  • Low cost of living with a mix of urban, suburban and rural settings

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide breast surgical oncology services within a fast-growing care team at the Lovelace Women's Hospital Breast Care Center. Responsibilities include managing a mix of outpatient and inpatient cases while collaborating with medical and radiation oncology teams.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Breast Surgical Oncology. The role requires a commitment to a Monday through Friday schedule with no weekend requirements.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient consultationInpatient careOutpatient careElectronic medical recordsClinical collaborationMedical oncology consultationRadiation oncology consultation

Oncology — Physician Career Context

Of the 39 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 56% have no call, 28% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% 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.

Top Oncologist Jobs

13 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution11 jobs

4
<$550k
3
$550k-600k
1
$625k
1
$652k
2
$700k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks11 jobs

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
45% this job
Sign-on bonus
36% this job
Relocation assistance
36% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Cardio-Oncologist

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians · Boston, Massachusetts

$170k-$742k
#2

Physician - Medical Oncology

Sanford Health · Bemidji, Minnesota

$700k
#3

Physician Radiation Oncology

$561k-$652k
#4

Urologic Oncologist - Olympia

$560k-$625k
+ 11 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Oncology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 624 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • 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 Lovelace Health System

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

Benefits & Perks

Base salary + wRVU production incentive
CME allowance
Sign-on bonus
Medical debt assistance
Relocation allowance
Residency stipend
Paid malpractice coverage
Health benefits