Home-Based Primary Care Physician
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Pallitus Health Partners starts with a compassionate team, committed to our mission of creating more moments for our patients facing advanced illness or end of life care. Our premier model of care supports patients and their families with a holistic, team-based approach, wherever the patient chooses to call home.
Pallitus Health Partners empowers its people to provide the care our patients want to receive, with a level of service we describe as “above and beyond.” Don’t just find a job. Join our team and help us create more moments for our patients and enrich our communities with compassionate care.
Schedule: Monday- Friday with occasional on-call
Position Summary
The Home-Based Primary Care Physician provides direct patient care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, and personal care facilities. This physician also serves as a clinical supervisor and subject matter expert for home-based primary care nurse practitioners practicing in the same settings.
Responsibilities include evaluating and treating chronic conditions and urgent episodic illnesses and injuries; ordering and interpreting selected laboratory and diagnostic tests; making referrals to specialists as needed; prescribing medications; and performing procedures within the physician’s scope of practice, established protocols, and available equipment.
Position Qualifications
M.D. or D.O. required.
Current licensure, or eligibility for licensure, to practice medicine in Kentucky, including DEA registration and controlled substance authority, required.
Fellowship training in Geriatrics is preferred but not required.
Board certified or board eligible, with board certification expected within five years of employment, required.
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile in good working order, that is insured in accordance with state minimum requirements.
Pallitus Health Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Key Responsibilities
The physician provides direct primary care to patients in their homes and various care facilities while serving as a clinical supervisor for nurse practitioners. Responsibilities include evaluating chronic conditions, ordering diagnostic tests, prescribing medications, and performing procedures within their scope of practice.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and possess current licensure to practice medicine in Kentucky. Board certification or eligibility is required, along with a valid driver's license and insured vehicle for travel to patient locations.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 42% have no call, 70% 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in physician roles | ranked against 22,593 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Primary Care median $277k (middle half $269k–$312k)30 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Kentucky index 90.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Primary Care listings in Kentucky | 7 active | 1,337 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 42% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Kentucky Physician listings: 39% state a sign-on bonus (median $90k) · 5% offer loan repayment164 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Primary Care hiring demand | #17 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 42 days · 39% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 503 postings, 521 closed |
| New Primary Care listings | 853 in the last 30 days | 549 the 30 days before (+55%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Primary Care pay trend | −1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Home-Based Primary Care Physician at Everent Health & Affiliates a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 22,593 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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