No salary listed — similar Urgent Care roles pay ~$310k (median of 179 jobs)

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Baptist Health
Nicholasville, Kentucky

Physician

Urgent CareFull-Time
Posted 2h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Full-time physician providing primary, urgent, or occupational care. Nicholasville, KY.

Join Baptist Health as a Physician – Primary Care, Urgent Care, or Occupational Medicine in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Maintains responsibility for delivery of clinical primary care, urgent care or occupational medicine services. Job Description: Job Description Principal Duties and

Benefits & Compensation

  • Health insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Retirement benefits
  • Malpractice coverage

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.

Apply to join Baptist Health as a Physician – Primary Care, Urgent Care, or Occupational Medicine.

Key Responsibilities

The physician is responsible for providing daily clinical management, diagnosis, and treatment for patients in primary, urgent, or occupational care settings. They also participate in establishing medical protocols, quality assurance initiatives, and maintaining effective communication with patients and healthcare staff.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current, unrestricted license to practice in Kentucky and a valid DEA registration. Board certification or eligibility in an appropriate specialty and BCLS certification are also required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Clinical primary careUrgent careOccupational medicinePatient diagnosisTreatment planningMedical protocol developmentCase managementQuality assurancePhysical examinationsDOT examinationsMedical review officerLaboratory managementPatient communicationElectronic chartingCollaboration

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 58% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Urgent Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Urgent Care roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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About Baptist Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Antonio, Texas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement benefits
Malpractice coverage