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Lovelace Health System
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Full-Time Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician | Lovelace Westside Hospital | New Mexico

Critical Care MedicineIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Saturday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Lovelace Medical Group is searching for a skilled Full-Time BE/BC Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician for an employed opportunity in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico at our Westside Lovelace Hospital Location

About the Position

  • Team of 7 pulmonary/critical care physicians and 6 NP's
  • Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 8am - 4pm
  • Expected Hospital Daily Patient Volume: 6-12
  • Inpatient Only
  • Serve the 263-bed Lovelace Medical Center
  • 20-bed ICU (CVICU is 16 beds)

NP Night Assistance in the ICU

  • Procedures include bronchoscopy (ION), central venous access, arterial catheter placement, and thoracentesis
  • APP support in both the ICU and clinic settings

Clinic is conveniently located on the hospital campus and offers 13 exam rooms, 3 PFT rooms, and a full range of onsite testing, including PFT, CPET, Methacholine Challenge, 6MW, Titration Walks, and biologic injections

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

Recruitment Package May Include

  • Base salary plus wRVU production incentive
  • CME allowance
  • Sign-on bonus or Commencement bonus
  • Medical debt assistance plus consultative services through Navigate Student Loans
  • Relocation allowance
  • Residency stipend
  • Paid malpractice coverage
  • Health benefits plus retirement plan

Marketing and Practice Growth Assistance

Student Loan Repayment Assistance: The New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) provides eligible providers with up to $75,000 in repayment assistance for outstanding student loans.

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.

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 the Community

Albuquerque is New Mexico's largest city and sits in the high desert. With 310 days of sunshine, you'll find the weather perfect for outdoor activities including biking, skiing, and hiking. ABQ is also the hot air ballooning capital of the world and home to the largest University in the state.

At night, many enjoy the glow of the neon signs along historic Route 66. ABQ is filled with fantastic cultural offerings, many activities and breathtaking landscapes. With affordable living, a combination of urban, suburban and rural settings, and many things to do-- ABQ is a wonderful place to live and work.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide pulmonary and critical care services, including managing a 20-bed ICU and performing procedures such as bronchoscopy and central venous access. Responsibilities also include seeing patients in a clinic setting on the hospital campus with support from APPs and advanced AI documentation tools.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine. The role requires a skilled physician capable of managing inpatient volumes and performing specialized pulmonary procedures.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Pulmonary medicinePatient careClinical documentationPFT interpretation

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 35 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 89% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Physician market look like in New Mexico?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.9 / 10 · top 25% in critical care medicineranked against 229 Critical Care Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $352k (middle half $275k–$588k)152 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNew Mexico index 92.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in New Mexico151 active22,471 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 89% no call · 63% no weekends35 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentNew Mexico Physician listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus · 10% offer loan repayment151 active listings, Nov 2026
Critical Care Medicine hiring demand#12 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 35 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 76 postings, 77 closed
New Critical Care Medicine listings102 in the last 30 days88 the 30 days before (+16%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend−4.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$250k$50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (229 Critical Care Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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

median 1.5this job 3.9
Better work-life than 80% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 229 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Lovelace Health System

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

Benefits & Perks

Base salary plus wRVU production incentive
CME allowance
Sign-on bonus or Commencement bonus
Medical debt assistance plus consultative services through Navigate Student Loans
Relocation allowance
Residency stipend
Paid malpractice coverage
Health benefits plus retirement plan

Living in Albuquerque

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$339k
Typical market rent
$1,452/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.