LOVELACE MEDICAL CENTER - DOWNTOWN - EM - STAFF PA or NP
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Job Description
Description
Ready to elevate your emergency medicine career? Join TeamHealth as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner on the emergency department team at Lovelace Medical Center, where you'll work alongside experienced physicians and APCs in a high-energy, collaborative environment. This is an opportunity to practice at the top of your license, treat a diverse patient population, and make an immediate impact on patient care.
What We're Looking For
- Experienced PA or NP
- EM, urgent care, critical care, or hospital medicine experience preferred
- Strong clinical decision-making and procedural skills
- New Mexico license (or ability to obtain)
Why Albuquerque?
Enjoy 300+ days of sunshine, breathtaking mountain views, endless outdoor recreation, a low cost of living, and a vibrant culture that makes work-life balance a reality.
Ready to learn more? Apply today.
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City Caption
New Mexico's largest city
City Description
Explore Albuquerque's modern downtown core and Old Town Albuquerque with its historic adobe buildings, five museums and a burgeoning arts district.
Take the Sandia Peak Tramway to the top of the Sandia Mountains, learn more about the region's history at local archaeological sites and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, and appreciate local cuisines available in the Old Town.
Outdoor enthusiasts will love easy access to the state's many national parks where recreation opportunities, including hiking, biking, rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, star gazing and more, abound.
Job Benefits
- Health insurance and optional dental and vision
- W2 contract
- Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage included
- Excellent compensation package
- CME opportunities via TeamHealth: exclusive access to educational resources, professional development opportunities, live events and a dynamic online community of emergency medicine professionals who actively shape and improve the practice of emergency medicine
Key Responsibilities
Provide emergency medical care as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner within the Lovelace Medical Center emergency department. Work collaboratively with physicians and other advanced practice clinicians to treat a diverse patient population.
Requirements
Candidates must be an experienced PA or NP with a background in emergency medicine, urgent care, critical care, or hospital medicine. A New Mexico license or the ability to obtain one is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 68% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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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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.