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We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 60-day assignment in New Mexico. This vital role begins on Apr 20, 2026, with a consistent 9am to 5pm schedule. The practitioner will provide comprehensive family medicine care, managing both appointment-based and walk-in patients as needed by the clinic.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide...
Location:NM
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Neurological Surgery Nurse Practitioner for a 42-day assignment in New Mexico, starting Sep 28, 2026. This role involves comprehensive care for all neurosurgery cases, with responsibilities primarily during day shifts from 6a-6p. Our client requires an experienced professional to join their team for this critical locum tenens...
Location:NM
Specialty:Neurological Surgery
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner to join our client's team in New Mexico for a 30-day assignment starting Jul 6, 2026. This role involves providing comprehensive rural health primary care, including physicals, wellness visits, managing acute cases, and chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes, often serving...
Location:NM
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for a 78-day assignment in New Mexico, starting Jul 1, 2026. In this vital role, you will work closely with our client's physician team, managing high acuity patients and various urgent care cases, including lacerations and suturing, across a schedule of either 5:8s or 4:10s.Responsibilities and...
Location:NM
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Family Practice Nurse Practitioner for an 80-day assignment with our client in New Mexico, starting Jul 6, 2026. This role involves working four 10-hour shifts weekly in a rural health primary care clinic. The chosen Nurse Practitioner will manage a diverse patient population, focusing on physicals, wellness visits, acute...
Location:NM
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client is actively seeking an Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner for a 192-day assignment in New Mexico, commencing Sep 7, 2026. This vital role involves providing comprehensive care during 8PM to 8AM shifts, primarily responsible for prescribing narcotics and serving as the most senior provider on site at night. You will manage a diverse patient...
Location:NM
Specialty:Family Practice
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a dedicated Neurological Surgery Nurse Practitioner to join our client in New Mexico for a 168-day assignment starting Sep 28, 2026. This role involves managing all neurosurgery cases during day shifts, typically from 6a-6p. The successful candidate will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care within a dynamic healthcare...
Location:NM
Specialty:Neurological Surgery
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in New Mexico is actively seeking a Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner for a 170-day assignment, commencing Jul 13, 2026. This role involves seeing patients, averaging 16 encounters per shift, with the specific schedule details to be determined.Responsibilities and DutiesProvide patient care, managing an average of 16 patient encounters per shift.Additional...
Location:NM
Specialty:Psychiatry
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in New Mexico is seeking a skilled Neurological Surgery Nurse Practitioner for a 240-day assignment starting Oct 5, 2026. This role involves 8-5 shifts, where the practitioner will manage adult and occasional pediatric patients, assessing and coordinating care for various head and spine traumas, chronic cerebral anomalies, and providing post-operative...
Location:NM
Specialty:Neurological Surgery
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Our client in New Mexico is seeking a dedicated Neurological Surgery Nurse Practitioner for a 168-day assignment beginning Sep 30, 2026. This role involves working day shifts from 6a-6p, providing comprehensive care for all neurosurgery cases within a dynamic healthcare environment. Your expertise will directly contribute to patient well-being and operational...
Location:NM
Specialty:Neurological Surgery
Provider Type:Nurse Practitioner
Locum tenens NP jobs are contract roles designed to fill gaps in care at healthcare facilities over a specific timeframe. These assignments can range from a week to well over a year. Locum and travel nurse practitioners hold all the same qualifications as a permanent nurse practitioner, and often choose locum work for higher pay and increased flexibility. Explore our locum tenens guide to learn more.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, NPs in New Mexico earn an average of $136,770 a year.
Nurse practitioners have full practice authority in New Mexico. Full practice means that state law permits all NPs to evaluate, diagnose, order and interpret tests, initiate and manage treatments.
NPs in New Mexico are required to complete 50 hours of CE to maintain their license.
Acute care nurse practitioners are the highest paid NP specialty.
