Urgent Care- Physician

Urgent CareNo nightsFull-Time

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Job Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 40 Job Description: Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine physician wanted to join our growing, well-respected Urgent Care with the full support of our award-winning hospital system, St. Elizabeth Healthcare.

Join the St. Elizabeth team and enjoy a competitive compensation and benefits package, a great place to live and work and a very substantial referral base.

The Urgent Care Physician is primarily responsible for providing patient care services, including assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, treating, and educating patients. The Urgent Care Physician works closely with other clinicians in a team approach to patient care.

The Urgent Care Physician is a highly visible position that is always responsible for creating a positive impression with patients, administration, and others he/she encounters, both in person and on the phone.

The Urgent Care Physician is accountable for activities that support meeting St. Elizabeth Physicians’ financial goals and objectives. The Urgent Care Physician is responsible to support all members of the Administrative and Management Teams.

Must have graduated from a professional school and completed in good standing an accredited post-graduate family medicine or emergency medicine residency training program. Two+ years of experience which can include residency training is required.

Must be able to obtain a state license in which you will practice as a family medicine physician.

Must be and remain board certified (with a lapse of no longer than a year) in principal practice specialty or become and remain board certified (with a lapse of no longer than a year) within six years of completion of post-graduate medical training.

Board certification must be recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association.

About St. Elizabeth

St. Elizabeth Physicians is a physician led multi-specialty physician group organization consisting of 517 physicians, 334 advanced practice providers and more than 2,000 non-provider associates. We are very proud of our culture around physician wellness and our high physician engagement and satisfaction scores.

St. Elizabeth Physicians serves more than 409,000 patients in our more than 121 conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, we are transforming how care is delivered in our region.

We are a mission and values driven organization, focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and excellence. St. Elizabeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation's best.

Our mission is to ensure our patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care - anywhere.

St. Elizabeth Physicians is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age or any other characteristic that is protected by state or federal law.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is one of the oldest, largest and most respected medical providers in the Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana and Greater Cincinnati region.

Together with St. Elizabeth Physicians, the affiliated multi-specialty physician and advanced practice provider organization, we are transforming healthcare through innovative treatments, cutting-edge technology and a heart for our community. We’re right here, sharing one mission: to improve the health of the people we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Urgent Care Physician is primarily responsible for providing patient care services, which includes assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, treating, and educating patients. This role also involves working closely with other clinicians in a team approach and creating a positive impression with all encountered parties.

Requirements

Candidates must have graduated from an accredited post-graduate family medicine or emergency medicine residency training program and must have two or more years of experience, which can include residency training. Applicants must also be able to obtain a state license and maintain board certification in their principal practice specialty.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Urgent Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 48 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 85% have no call, 60% 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).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 40% of Urgent Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 347 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Edgewood, KY
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Benefits package