Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Baptist Health Medical Group is seeking BC/BE Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine Physicians to join our expanding group of 9 physicians and 9 APCs in Lexington, Kentucky.

Job Description

• Combination of inpatient and clinic work
• Closed ICU
• Shared call
• Procedures required
• Opportunity for outreach

Benefits

• 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 to encourage good work-life balance
• 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 by experienced Immigration attorney, if needed

Community Overview

Baptist Health Lexington, a 434-bed tertiary care facility, is a major medical research and education center. Established in 1954, Baptist Health Lexington is recognized for its excellence in heart care and cancer care, and the hospital's Clinical Research Center conducts groundbreaking research in both fields as well as in several other disciplines.

Baptist Health Lexington continues to lead in maternity care, having delivered nearly 150,000 babies. The hospital operates six outlying outpatient centers, including locations in Georgetown, Nicholasville, and Richmond.

Baptist Health Lexington has been distinguished three times as a Top Performer by The Joint Commission and has been named a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence four times.

Locally, Baptist Health Lexington is annually recognized as Favorite Hospital and Favorite Place to Have a Baby in the Readers Choice poll conducted by the Lexington Herald-Leader.

A newly built (2024) satellite Baptist Health facility is located in Hamburg.

About Baptist Health Medical Group

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

• Multispecialty physician-led medical group
• 8 hospitals with over 1,700 providers, including 850 physicians and more than 750 advanced practice clinicians representing primary care and 78 specialties
• Comprehensive administrative and operations support teams
• Physician leadership councils
• Top 10% in the country for quality clinical outcomes

About Lexington, Kentucky

• Population of 320,601 - Kentucky's second largest city; 75 miles from Louisville, KY
• Often known as the Horse Capital of the World and home to Keeneland Race Course
• Lexington is home to the University of Kentucky, Transylvania University, Lexington Theological Seminary, and Bluegrass Community College
• Low cost of living
• There are five historic distilleries in the Lexington area
• In its first year in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best places to live in the United States, Lexington was ranked 21st.