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Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Orthopedic Surgeon (Joints)

Orthopedic SurgeryFull-Time

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Job Description

Location Address

2400 Unser Blvd Rio Rancho, NM 87124 Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00

Summary

Join an established orthopedic team and build a thriving practice with a primary focus on hip and knee arthroplasty. This opportunity offers strong referral support, advanced surgical resources, and collaboration within an integrated healthcare system committed to exceptional patient outcomes. Ideal candidates are passionate about restoring mobility, improving quality of life, and delivering high-quality, patient-centered orthopedic care.

Job Description

Join a growing orthopedic team dedicated to providing exceptional joint replacement care. This opportunity offers the ability to build a thriving elective arthroplasty practice while working within an integrated healthcare system committed to excellence in patient outcomes and physician support.

Provide comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and surgical treatment of hip, knee, and other joint disorders, with a primary focus on total joint replacement and revision procedures.

Perform advanced primary and revision arthroplasty surgeries utilizing evidence-based techniques to optimize patient outcomes, mobility, and quality of life.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including primary care physicians, physical therapists, and surgical specialists to deliver coordinated, patient-centered musculoskeletal care.

Participate in the growth and development of a high-quality joint replacement program, supporting clinical excellence, patient access, and service-line expansion.

Other duties as required

Additional Job Description

MD/DO., board eligible or certified in Orthopedic Surgery. State of New Mexico Medical License.

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Presbyterian employees gain access to a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more! In addition, we offer all employees a robust, day one effective benefits plan consisting of medical, dental, vision and more. Exceptional retirement plans - 403b retirement savings program with both matching programs and employer contributions.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with over 14,000 employees - including 1,200 providers and 4,000 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 600,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Commercial health plans.

About Our Regional Delivery System

Presbyterian's Regional Delivery System is a network of six hospitals and medical centers throughout rural New Mexico including locations in Clovis, Espanola, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Socorro and Tucumcari.

Our regional facilities are home to more than 1,600 clinical and non-clinical employees who help make Presbyterian the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 statewide employees.

With a variety of services ranging from general surgery to pediatrics to heart and cancer care, our regional employees are proud to provide close-to-home care for their communities.

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Key Responsibilities

The orthopedic surgeon will perform primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide coordinated musculoskeletal care. They will also contribute to the growth of the joint replacement program and ensure high-quality, patient-centered outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be board eligible or certified in Orthopedic Surgery. A valid State of New Mexico Medical License is required for the position.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Hip arthroplastyRevision surgeryPatient-centered careMultidisciplinary collaboration

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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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Work-Life Balance Distribution8 jobs · 4 employers

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Orthopedic Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 335 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Rio Rancho

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$343k
Typical market rent
$1,915/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 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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Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision insurance (day one)
403b retirement with match and employer contributions
Robust wellness program
Free gym access
Nutrition coaching
Strongline silent alarm badge
RESET clinician retreat program