Family Medicine Physician
Quick facts
- Pay
- Guaranteed base salary with additional incentive opportunities; Sign-on bonus available; Up to $10,000 in relocation ass
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Hobbs, NM
- Background
- MD / physician
- Skills
- Medicine
- Industry
- Health and Care — 2717 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Covenant Health is seeking a full-time Family Medicine physician to join the Covenant Lea Regional Medical Center in Hobbs, New Mexico. This is a brand-new hospital that opened in October of 2022 where you will be providing comprehensive primary care services to a highly diverse patient population. This position has no call and no weekend responsibilities, and you will always have access and support to a strong and multidisciplinary team. This is a great opportunity to help improve the quality of care throughout this community while enjoying a highly balanced schedule.
- Monday to Friday schedule with no call responsibilities
- Guaranteed base salary with additional incentive opportunities
- Sign-on bonus available
- Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance available
- $4,500 annual CME
- 6 weeks of vacation
- Reimburse available for NM license, controlled substance, and DEA
- Must be board-certified/board-eligible
- Open to J1 and H1-B candidates
Where You'll Work
Covenant Medical Group is the largest medical group in the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico region. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, Covenant Medical Group serves a population of 1.2 million people, employing more than 260 providers in 30 specialties. Covenant Medical Group providers understand that a trusted health care partnership between patients and providers is crucial and involve patients in the decisions that impact their health and wellness.
Where You'll Live
Located on the eastern edge of New Mexico, Hobbs is a small community just four miles west of the Texas border. This area showcases the best of the "high desert," with its expansive blue-sky vistas and breathtaking sunsets. Hobbs boasts a rich multicultural heritage, blending cowboy legends, farming traditions and Hispanic culture. The town truly offers a bit of everything. It is home to the headquarters of the Souring Society of America and Zia Park Casino, Hotel and Racetrack where you can enjoy live and simulcast racing, casino games and dining.
Who You'll Work For
Covenant Health is a comprehensive health network serving West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Part of the Providence family, Covenant employs more than 12,000, including 600 physicians at five hospitals, with more than 975 beds, and 20 clinics. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, Covenant includes multiple Centers of Excellence, including the Joe Arrington Cancer Center and the Covenant NeuroScience Institute. It is dedicated to its mission to serve all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.
Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran
Job ID Number: 31475
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Covenant Health in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Family Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1215).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Physician (teaching or research only)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Family Medicine Physicians · Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $113,402 | ~15% |
| Level II | $177,216 | ~31% |
| Level III | $241,010 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $304,824 | ~61% |
The listing has no salary, so we can't place it on a wage level. Ask the employer which wage level they'd file at: Level III–IV registrations get 3–4 entries in the H-1B lottery.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.