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About the Role
PRN physician for primary care, urgent care, or occupational medicine. Paducah, KY.
Join Baptist Health as a Resident Physician PRN – Primary Care/Urgent Care in Paducah, Kentucky. Maintains responsibility for delivery of clinical primary care, urgent care or occupational medicine services. Job Description: Principal Duties and
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Baptist Health as a Resident Physician PRN – Primary Care/Urgent Care.
Key Responsibilities
The Resident Physician provides daily clinical management, diagnosis, and treatment for patients in a primary or urgent care setting. They are also responsible for performing physical exams, maintaining medical records, and participating in quality assurance and improvement initiatives.
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 required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Urgent Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 62% have no call, 56% 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 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
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