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St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Edgewood, Kentucky

Hospitalist - Physician

Family MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Job Type

Regular

Scheduled Hours

40

Job Description

Overview:

St Elizabeth Physicians is seeking a MD, DO, with completion of advanced graduate medical education in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with board eligibility or board certification in their respective field to be part of our expanding hospital medicine team!

We currently provide 24/7 care to approximately 500+ acutely ill patients in the inpatient hospital setting across 4 hospitals and are looking for a physician with a commitment to compassionate patient-centered care to join our team. A requested 2026 start -- other timeline inquiries welcomed.

The Hospitalist, in collaboration and consultation with an interdisciplinary team, will manage the care of patients hospitalized with complex acute health problems and facilitate continuum of care from admission through the discharge process.

Responsibilities include the initial assessment, follow up evaluation and management, and discharge preparation of hospitalists’ patients including but not limited to obtaining pertinent medical/non medical history, performing physical exams, ordering and interpreting various diagnostics tests, ordering pharmacological therapies, consulting and collaborating with a diverse compliment of specialists, executing complex medical decision making, communicating with patient families, and coordinating discharge.

About St. Elizabeth

St. Elizabeth Physicians is a physician led multi-specialty physician group organization consisting of 517 physicians, 334 advanced practice providers and more than 2,000 non-provider associates. We are very proud of our culture around physician wellness and our high physician engagement and satisfaction scores.

St. Elizabeth Physicians serves more than 409,000 patients in our more than 121 conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, we are transforming how care is delivered in our region.

We are a mission and values driven organization, focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and excellence. St. Elizabeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation's best.

Our mission is to ensure our patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care - anywhere.

St. Elizabeth Physicians is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age or any other characteristic that is protected by state or federal law.

Key Responsibilities

Manage the care of hospitalized patients with complex acute health problems from admission through discharge. Responsibilities include performing assessments, ordering diagnostics, and collaborating with specialists to ensure comprehensive patient care.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO degree with completion of advanced graduate medical education in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Candidates must be board eligible or board certified in their respective field.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentDischarge PlanningPhysical ExaminationsDiagnostic InterpretationPharmacological TherapyInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 48% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks43 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
Sign-on bonus
70%
CME allowance
60%
Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,390 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Edgewood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$333k
Median resident rent
$1,073/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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