Emergency Medicine Physician Is Wanted for Locum Tenens Help in New Mexico
Hiring bonus: $1,000 — Weatherby Healthcare pays new hires who apply through this link. Terms are set by the agency.
- Agency
- Weatherby Healthcare
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
- Job type
- Physician
- Profession
- Physician
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
Typical pay
- Median hourly (New Mexico)
- $158
- Median weekly (40 h)
- $6,302
- Median yearly
- $327,683
Weatherby Healthcare doesn't list the pay for this job. Physician jobs in New Mexico pay a median of $158/hour; travel and locum contracts usually pay more because they add housing and travel stipends. Ask the recruiter for the exact rate when you apply.
Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Physician jobs in New Mexico right now
- 76 open Physician jobs in New Mexico from 3 agencies, 15 of them in Albuquerque.
- Pay in these listings: $157 – $177/hour, median $170/hour.
- Typical Physician pay in New Mexico: $158/hour ($327,683/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: GHR Healthcare ($170/hour across 7 jobs).
Job description
If this opportunity sounds right for you, give us a call today to speak with an expert Weatherby consultant for details.
- Varying shifts -- nights, swings, days with weekend and holiday coverage
- 2 - 3 patients per hour
- High acuity patients -- ESI 1 - 5, newborn to geriatric
- Hospital-based emergency medicine setting
- EMR: Epic
- Intubation, cricothyrotomy, and ultrasound-guided central lines required
- 3 - 5 years of emergency medicine experience or residency training required
- Paid malpractice insurance; pre-paid travel and housing expenses
- Assignment details and time entry in online portal
- Competitive compensation
- 24-hour access to your Weatherby Healthcare consultant
- Charter member of NALTO
Applying is free. ReferHire lists openings from staffing agencies; when you are hired through our link, the agency may pay us a referral fee. It never reduces your pay. Never pay anyone for a job offer.