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Lovelace Health System
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Lovelace Medical Group is searching for an experienced ENT PA to join an established, employed practice in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Requirements: Two years of experience

About the Position

  • Join a team with a model of 5 ENTs, 2 APPs, and 2 Audiologists
  • PA will assist in OR when needed, see patients in clinic when not in OR.
  • Inpatient/Outpatient Settings
  • Schedule: M-F 8a-5p,
  • NO Weekends
  • NO Call
  • EMR: Epic

Recruitment Package May Include

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

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 Assistant will assist in the operating room as needed and provide patient care in a clinical setting. The role involves working within an established practice alongside ENTs, APPs, and Audiologists.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least two years of experience in the field. The role requires a qualified Physician Assistant to join the Lovelace Medical Group practice.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Operating room assistanceClinical assessmentInpatient careOutpatient careEpic EMR

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant at Lovelace Health System a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Otolaryngology (PA) — ranked against 44 active Otolaryngology (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Otolaryngology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 66% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% 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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Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 28 employers

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

median 4.5this job 6.6
Better work-life than 70% of Otolaryngology (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 44 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • 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.