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Everent Health & Affiliates
Lexington, Kentucky

Home-Based Primary Care Physician

Primary CareIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

At Bluegrass Care Navigators we are committed to a work setting that treats all team members with fairness, dignity, and respect. We offer our team members an opportunity to grow, to develop professionally, and to work in a team environment. You can help our team make a lasting difference. Join #TeamBCN where your work matters, and your time is valued.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00 pm with occasional weekend and weekday afterhours 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.

Bluegrass Care Navigators is committed to creating a diverse environment and complies with Equal Employment Opportunity and Title VI guidelines. Employment with Bluegrass Care Navigators, as well as our services, are available to all qualified individuals.

We embrace and celebrate differences of persons of varying age, ethnicity, gender, disability, race, color, sex (including sex characteristics, intersex traits, pregnancy or related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, religion, national origin, political affiliation, socioeconomic and family status, geographic region, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

It is the policy of Bluegrass Care Navigators to implement fair and effective personnel policies and to require all employees to serve the organization's mission and values.

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 a current Kentucky medical license with DEA registration. Board certification or eligibility is required, along with reliable transportation for home visits.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionPatient assessmentChronic condition managementDiagnostic testingMedication prescriptionMedical documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 50% 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).

Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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 21,236 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Primary Care Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 37 employers

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<$330k
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$330k-360k
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6
$390k-420k
3
$420k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
79%
Sign-on bonus
60%
CME allowance
58%
Relocation assistance
40%
Loan repayment
23%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,303 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Lexington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$314k
Typical market rent
$1,553/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.