No salary listed — similar Primary Care roles pay ~$275k (median of 184 jobs)

Physician

Primary CareIncludes callFull-Time
Posted 4mo ago

About the Role

Primary care physician role in Kentucky. Requires MD/DO, KY license. After-hours call rotation.

Join Sterling Health Solutions as a Primary Care Physician – Kentucky in Kentucky.

Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinates and manages individual patient care.
  • Participates in continuing medical education as required for licensure and skills maintenance.
  • Assists the Medical Director in the coordination of programs, supervision of nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other medical staff members.
  • Assists in the recruitment of medical staff members.

Requirements

  • Requires full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination.
  • Requires sitting, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
  • Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
  • Requires frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinic environment.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

Apply to join Sterling Health Solutions as a Primary Care Physician – Kentucky.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient careDiagnosisTreatment planningClinical supervisionMedical staff recruitmentQuality initiativesPeer reviewBasic life supportCPRPrimary careFamily practiceInternal medicineObstetrics/gynecologyPediatrics

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 58% have no call, 68% 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 down 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician at STERLING HEALTH SOLUTIONS a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Primary Care physician listings evaluated on our platform.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Primary Care roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 184 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

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$325k-350k
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$350k-375k
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$375k-400k
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$400k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
75% this job
Relocation assistance
61%
Sign-on bonus
55%
Loan repayment
34%

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About Sterling Health Solutions

Hospitals and Health Care
Mount Sterling, Kentucky
51-200 employees