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Lexington, Kentucky

PMHNP - Oncology Behavioral Health - Lexington, Kentucky

Nurse PractitionerNo callNo weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Monday- Friday 8-4:30. No Weekends, No Holidays. No call. Therapy/Behavioral Health for Oncology patients only.

Job Description

The Baptist Health Medical Group (BHMG) APP reflects the mission, vision, and values of BHMG adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The APP functions autonomously and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients, manages health care systems and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning, research, theory-based practice. The APP is responsible for providing direct patient care as part of the physician led team in accordance with State Law and approved Medical Staff privileges.

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of accredited APP program. Terminal degree in APP field preferred.

  • National certification from the appropriate national certifying agency for the particular APP.
  • Must maintain national certification.
  • Eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability.
  • Current valid and unrestricted license to practice as an APP in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  • BCLS required through the American Heart Association.

ACLS as Required for Position

  • If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
  • Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

Provide behavioral health care to oncology patients as part of a physician-led team, using autonomous clinical judgment and collaboration with other health professionals. Support high-quality, cost-effective care and contribute to health care decision-making through clinical reasoning, research, and theory-based practice.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree and successful completion of an accredited advanced practice provider program; a terminal degree in the field is preferred. Applicants must hold appropriate national certification, an unrestricted Kentucky advanced practice license, professional liability eligibility, and current American Heart Association BCLS; ACLS is required when applicable to the position.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Oncology Patient CarePsychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner PracticeCollaborative CareResearch-Based PracticeRegulatory ComplianceProfessional Ethics

Oncology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 62% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

What does the Nurse Practitioner market look like in Kentucky?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in oncology (np)ranked against 271 Oncology (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in Kentucky186 active13,667 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 62% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKentucky nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment186 active listings, Nov 2026
Oncology NP hiring demand#10 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 37 days · 5% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 119 postings, 182 closed
New Oncology NP listings111 in the last 30 days95 the 30 days before (+17%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (271 Oncology (NP) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Kentucky figures use all nurse practitioners: too few Kentucky Oncology postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PMHNP - Oncology Behavioral Health - Lexington, Kentucky at Baptist Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Oncology (NP) — ranked against 271 active Oncology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
38%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Oncology (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 271 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
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About Baptist Health

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

Benefits & Perks

No call
No weekends
No holidays

Living in Lexington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$312k
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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