Internist Job at Baptist Health Medical Group in Paducah, KY

Baptist Health Medical Group is seeking a BC/BE primary care physician to join our dynamic team of physicians in Paducah, KY. 

Incentive Overview

Competitive compensation and benefits package include:

• Multispecialty physician-led medical group
• 8 hospitals with over 1,500 providers, including 800 physicians and more than 700 advanced practice clinicians.
• Comprehensive administrative and operations support teams
• Physician leadership councils
• Competitive compensation and benefits package - Up to $200,000 in recruiting incentives including starting bonus, student loan repayment, residency/fellowship stipend, and relocation/moving allowance
• Two-year income guarantee with opportunity for additional productivity and quality bonuses
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plans —   401K and 457(b)
• Paid CME/licensure and malpractice insurance/tail coverage
• Complimentary Professional Student Loan Debt Repayment Advising
• Physician Mentorship Pathway for growth and development
• Generous time off  (7+ weeks per year for full time physicians)
• EPIC- electronic health record system integrated throughout all hospital and practice locations
• Immigration Support, if needed; complimentary legal counseling

About Baptist Health Medical Group

• Multispecialty physician-led medical group
• 8 hospitals with over 1,500 providers, including 800 physicians and more than 700 advanced practice clinicians.
• Comprehensive administrative and operations support teams
• Physician leadership councils

 
Baptist Health Medical Group brings together all of Baptist Health’s employed providers into one comprehensive, multispecialty network serving residents of Kentucky, Indiana and neighboring states. Backed by the Baptist Health system of hospitals and led by experienced physicians who are distinguished in their fields, the group encompasses over 1,500 providers, including 800 physicians and more than 700 advanced practice clinicians. These professionals include primary care providers, as well as highly trained surgeons and specialists offering advanced treatments, technologies and care.
While many of the Medical Group’s administrative functions are centralized, Baptist Health recognizes that healthcare is delivered on a very personal level. Therefore, the governing structure includes local leadership councils and operations staff in each of the system’s three regions, Kentuckiana, East and West, to address each community’s unique needs. These councils work together to ensure that patients visiting a Baptist Health Medical Group provider can expect the same quality care at each of our practices and in each of our hospitals – care that is appropriate, timely and centered on our valued patients.

About Baptist Health Paducah
Baptist Health Paducah is a 373-bed regional medical and referral center, serving about 200,000 patients a year from four states. The hospital provides a full range of services, including cardiac and cancer care, diagnostic imaging, women’s and children’s services, surgery, emergency treatment, rehabilitation, transitional care, weight management and wound care. The main campus covers eight square blocks, plus off-site outpatient rehab, occupational medicine, primary care, school clinics, imaging and lab. Overall, Baptist Hospital Paducah offers 20 points of care to make healthcare more convenient for area residents.
Baptist Health Paducah has about 2,000 employees, making it one of the region’s largest employers; and about 260 physicians representing more than 40 medical specialties. The Baptist Health Foundation Paducah supports needed services, facilities and other areas of growth. The hospital opened in 1953 as Western Baptist Hospital and changed its name in early 2013, along with other facilities in Baptist Health, one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in Kentucky. 
The hospital has earned Pathway to Excellence designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nursing Credentialing Center

About Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is a friendly, community-oriented place where you’ll find a wonderful combination of cultural, recreational and professional resources. The quality of life here is enhanced by the award-winning academics, athletic and arts programs available at public and private schools. Our historic downtown area features a thriving performing and visual arts scene. And the Land Between the Lakes recreational area provides great opportunities for boating, camping, sailing, hiking and more. You can enjoy a fulfilling professional life, while still having quality time for family and favorite activities.
Paducah is the medical, business and cultural center of western Kentucky, southern Illinois and northwest Tennessee. Within a two- to three-hour drive you can visit major metropolitan areas including Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis and Memphis.  
 

EEO Statement:

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health  specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

Notice of Nondiscrimination and Accessibility to Services

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD).