No salary listed — similar Urgent Care roles pay ~$313k (median of 11 jobs)

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Baptist Health
Paducah, Kentucky

Resident Physician PRN

Urgent CarePer Diem
Posted 2h ago · Verified live

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

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Clinical primary careUrgent careOccupational medicinePatient diagnosisTreatment planningPhysical examinationsDOT examinationsMedical review officerQuality assuranceQuality improvementCase managementElectronic chartingCollaborationCommunicationProfessionalism

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

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...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 11 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
26%
CME allowance
14% this job
Relocation assistance
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About Baptist Health

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