Family Medicine (Rural Health Clinic) - Paducah, KY - Up to $200,000 in recruiting incentives

• Baptist Health Medical Group is currently seeking BE/BC Family Medicine physicians to join our growing Primary Care network in the Paducah, KY area in a rural health clinical setting.
• Practice has 1 Physician, 1 APRN, and support staff. 
• Ability to do procedures.
• Affiliated with Baptist Health Paducah Hospitalist group- excellent communication among providers.  

For additional information please contact:

Connie Overstreet

Manager, Physician Recruitment 

270-415-7795 (office)

270-559-7074 (cell)

Connie.Overstreet@BHSI.com

• Competitive compensation and benefits package - Up to $200,000 in recruiting incentives including starting bonus, student loan repayment, residency/fellowship stipend, relocation/moving allowance, CME allowance and malpractice insurance/tail coverage provided
• Two-year income guarantee with opportunity for additional productivity and quality bonuses
• Generous time off  (7+ weeks per year for full time physicians)
• Complimentary Professional Student Loan Debt Repayment Advising
• PSLF Eligible Employer
• Physician Mentorship Pathway for growth and development
• EPIC (Gold Star 9 level)- electronic health record system integrated throughout all hospital and practice locations
• Advanced Technology capabilities including DAX
• Immigration Support, if needed, by an experienced Immigration attorney; visa waivers processed through Delta Regional Authority
• On-site Daycare Available

Baptist Health ranks in 150 top places to work in healthcare, according to Becker's Hospital Review

• 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
• Top 10% in the country for quality clinical outcomes.

Baptist Health Paducah is a 373-bed regional medical and referral center, serving about 350,000 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 over 1300 employees, making it one of the region’s largest employers; and over 365 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, the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Kentucky. 

The hospital has earned Pathway to Excellence designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nursing Credentialing Center.

• Paducah's population is about 95,000 residents 
• Paducah is a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designed Creative City in the field of Crafts and Folks Art (1 of 2 in the United States)
• Trendy downtown with unique restaurants, shops, and farmer’s market
• Easy access to state parks, including two of the nation’s largest man-made lakes (Lake Barkley and Land Between the Lakes) offering boating, fishing, and hiking
• $44 million Performing Art Center which houses Broadway shows and concerts
• Nationally recognized artist district
• Named one of the Top 100 Communities for Young People which starts with excellent public and private schools
• Nashville, TN is a 2-hour drive and St. Louis, MO is a 2.5-hour drive
• Recognized as the US capitol of quilting
• Barkley Regional Airport - jet service to Charlotte, NC (twice daily)

Click here for more information about Paducah, KY. 

HPSA Score: 15

In Paducah, we take pride in offering a wide range of options that cater to the diverse ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds of our residents. To that end, Paducah offers Christian churches, a Jewish temple and an Islamic worship center to meet diverse spiritual needs.

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, citizenship status, military 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). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.