Pulmonary Disease Physician
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Job Description
Job Quick Facts
- Specialty: Pulmonary Disease
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Facility Location: South Williamson, KY
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
- Coverage Period: Jan 4, 2027 - Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Shift Schedule: TBD
- Call Schedule: 24-hr Call
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Ratio: 1:1
- Call Response Time: 30 mins
- Callback %: 10%
- Patient Volume: 15-20
- Patient Seen: 5-10
- Phone Consults: 10
- Admissions: 2
Procedures
- Ventilation management (invasive, Non-invasive), Chest tube insertion
- Bronchoscopy
- Beds in the Dept: 40
- Trauma Level: IV
- EMR: MediTech
- Temporary Privileges available: Yes
- Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements
- Active KY License or IMLC
- BC/BE
Key Responsibilities
Provide inpatient pulmonary care, including ventilation management, chest tube insertions, and bronchoscopies. Manage patient admissions, phone consults, and participate in a 1:1 call rotation.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Pulmonology — Physician Career Context
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $281k (middle half $280k–$304k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Kentucky index 90.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All physician listings in Kentucky | 171 active | 22,379 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Kentucky physician listings (all specialties): 37% state a sign-on bonus (median $90k) · 6% offer loan repayment171 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pulmonology hiring demand | not ranked this month | postings stay open a median 31 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 39 postings, 30 closed |
| New Pulmonology listings | 47 in the last 30 days | 57 the 30 days before (−18%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −5.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
Living in South Williamson
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $130k
- Median resident rent
- $723/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 39 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.