Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – Orthopedic Surgery
Hobbs, NM
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- NP
- Unit
- Orthopedic Surgery
Posted Sep 11
What the listing says
Role
- Accepts
- NP
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Similar roles post
- NM nursing roles that state pay post $40/hr to $54/hr
NM nursing postings that state pay run $29/hr to $60/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $54/hr, across 401 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
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About this role
Provides Orthopedic Surgery care to patients as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, acting as an assistant to physicians in the clinic following established standards and practices with minimal supervision. Must be available to participate in hospital call coverage, rounding, and documentation support with orthopedic surgery physician as needed.
Sourced from Covenant Health’s careers page.
Requirements
- New Mexico Registered Nurse license
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse recognition
- Family Nurse Practitioner designation
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner designation
- Physician Assistant license in New Mexico
Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
- health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- paid parental leave
- vacations
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- holidays
- well-being resources
Place
- City
- Hobbs, NM
- Median rent
- $1,112/mo
- Local household income
- $64,021/yr
- State price level
- 8% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
New Mexico index 92.2, where 100 is the national average.
Hobbs sits in southeastern New Mexico's Permian Basin, a region long shaped by oil and gas energy. This desert community offers wide-open skies, a small-town pace, and easy access to the Texas border for nurses seeking a quieter lifestyle off the beaten path.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Covenant Hobbs Hospital is located in Hobbs, NM, and based on the job description, appears to be affiliated with the Providence health system, as the posting references "Providence caregivers." The provided web research primarily covers other Covenant Health entities, including…
On your path
Nurse Practitioner is advanced-practice territory. The long route; independence depends on your state.
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