PMHNP - Oncology Behavioral Health - Lexington, Kentucky
Compensation
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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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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 — 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.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 10% in oncology (np) | ranked against 271 Oncology (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Nurse Practitioner median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Kentucky index 90.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All nurse practitioner listings in Kentucky | 186 active | 13,667 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 36% remote · 62% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Kentucky 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 specialties | postings stay open a median 37 days · 5% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 119 postings, 182 closed |
| New Oncology NP listings | 111 in the last 30 days | 95 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 |
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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