Hospital / Clinic Employed Family Practice: Outpatient Only Job in Paducah, Kentucky
This position is offered as a hospital/clinic-employed role, meaning you would join as a W-2 employee with compensation, benefits, malpractice coverage, and scheduling administered by the employer. The organization also provides the clinical facility, support staff, and referral infrastructure, allowing you to focus on outpatient-only family practice care rather than business administration.
This permanent opening is located in Paducah, Kentucky, in a community sized between 50,000 and 99,999. Compensation is structured through an income guarantee and an employment agreement with a production bonus, with the financial offering listed in the $250,000–$274,999 range. Additional support includes relocation assistance, a signing bonus, a training stipend, and loan assistance.
Call responsibilities include a patient call rotation of 1:3 along with a separate emergency department call rotation of 1:3. Candidates should be board certified or board eligible, trained as an MD or DO, and be American Medical Graduates. US Citizens or Green Card holders are eligible to apply, and the role is open to physicians currently in training, recently trained, or experienced.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Family Practice: Outpatient Only
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
- Structure of Position: Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: 1:3
- Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:3
Lourdes Hospital is currently seeking (2) Family Medicine physician to practice in a charming historic community with a great cost of living, family-friendly atmosphere, outdoor activities, arts and mild weather. Paducah Kentucky is an ideal combination of southern charm and big city conveniences. It’s the perfect place to build a career, raise a family, and lead a fulfilling, active life. As part of Mercy Health, we are 23 hospitals and a high-performing, multi-specialty practice of about 1,300 providers in seven markets across Kentucky and Ohio. You would be working for one of the largest non-profit health care ministries in the United States. Mercy Health is ranked nationally in the top 20% of health systems in the nation for quality and efficiently. We offer a competitive compensation package based on national rates, as well as bonuses for quality and productivity. The standard benefit package components includes paid medical liability coverage, signing bonus, student loan assistance, relocation, full medical benefits, CME allowance and allowed time off (ATO). Lourdes Hospital was recently named as one of Becker's Healthcare list of 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare. We serve our community as a regional medical center with 359 licensed beds. Recent investments include two state-of-the-art Hybrid Operating Rooms, two Cardiac Catheterization labs, warm and inviting -like Hospice Care Center and comprehensive Behavioral Health Institute. Construction is currently underway to renovate and expand our Emergency Department to better serve our community.
- Structure of Financial Support: Income Guarantee, Employment Agreement with production bonus
- Financial Offering: $250,000 - $274,999
- Relocation Allowance: $10,000
- Signing Bonus: Yes
- Stipends: Yes
- Student Loan Assistance: Yes
- Practice State: Kentucky
- Practice City: Paducah
- Community Size: 50,000 - 99,999
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Clinic
- Number of Providers: 4
- Hospital: Mercy Health - Lourdes
