Home-Based Primary Care Physician
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Job Description
Pallitus Health Partners starts with a compassionate team, committed to our mission of creating more moments for our patients facing advanced illness or end of life care. Our premier model of care supports patients and their families with a holistic, team-based approach, wherever the patient chooses to call home.
Pallitus Health Partners empowers its people to provide the care our patients want to receive, with a level of service we describe as “above and beyond.” Don’t just find a job. Join our team and help us create more moments for our patients and enrich our communities with compassionate care.
Schedule: Monday- Friday with occasional on-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.
Pallitus Health Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Key Responsibilities
The physician provides direct primary care to patients in their homes and various care facilities while managing chronic and urgent health conditions. Additionally, they serve as a clinical supervisor and subject matter expert for nurse practitioners within the organization.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and possess a current medical license in Kentucky with DEA registration. Board certification or eligibility is required, and fellowship training in Geriatrics is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 48% have no call, 62% 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. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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