Urgent Care Physician
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job Id: 105874
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Urgent Care
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Lafayette & West Lafayette, IN
- Service Setting: Outpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: Jan 01, 2027 – Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: Rotating schedule, 7:45am – 8:15pm
- 3 12-hour shifts/week (including weekends)
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
Patient Information
Average Daily Volume: 35-40
Facility Information
- EMR System: Cerner
- Support Staff: RNs: 4, MAs: 3, PA/NPs: 4, Office Staff: 2
Privileges & Compliance
Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
Job Requirements
- Board: BC/BE
- Licenses: Licensed in IN or IMLC
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
Duties & Responsibilities
Provide urgent care services to patients of all ages, including evaluation and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries.
Perform physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic tests (e. g., lab work, X-rays).
- Document all patient encounters accurately in the EMR (Cerner).
- Collaborate with support staff (RNs, MAs, PAs) to ensure efficient patient flow and high-quality care.
- Adhere to clinical protocols and comply with regulatory and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
Provide urgent care services to patients of all ages, including the evaluation and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries. Collaborate with support staff to ensure efficient patient flow and document all encounters in the EMR system.
Requirements
Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible and hold a valid medical license in Indiana or IMLC. Requires current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Urgent Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 34 active Urgent Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 88% have no call, 65% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Indiana index 93.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 88% no call · 65% no weekends34 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Indiana Physician listings: 42% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 19% offer loan repayment425 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Urgent Care hiring demand | #13 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 47 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 94 postings, 148 closed |
| New Urgent Care listings | 456 in the last 30 days | 293 the 30 days before (+56%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Urgent Care pay trend | +9.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top contract/1099 Urgent Care Jobs
31 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
29 jobs · 10 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 325 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes weekends
Benefits & Perks
Living in Lafayette
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $263k
- Typical market rent
- $1,282/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.4
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.