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Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Urgent Care PRN - Lexington, Kentucky

Baptist Health

Lexington, KYPer Diem / Full-time$7.25/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$7.25/hr
Location
Lexington, KY
Schedule
Per Diem / Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

National APP CertificationKentucky APP LicenseBCLS CertificationBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant provides direct patient care as part of a physician-led team, functioning autonomously and collaborating with other health professionals. The role uses clinical reasoning, research, and theory-based practice to support patient care and health care decision-making, in accordance with state law and approved medical staff privileges.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Direct Patient CareClinical ReasoningResearchTheory-Based PracticeHealth Care ManagementCollaboration

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeAccredited APP ProgramTerminal APP DegreeNational APP CertificationKentucky APP LicenseBCLS CertificationACLS CertificationProfessional Liability Insurability

Full job description

Experience Required

None

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Degree

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Summary

Job Description:

Job Summary

The Baptist Health Medical Group (BHMG) APP reflects the mission, vision, and values of BHMG adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The APP functions autonomously and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients, manages health care systems and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning, research, theory-based practice. The APP is responsible for providing direct patient care as part of the physician led team in accordance with State Law and approved Medical Staff privileges.

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required

Bachelor's degree and successful completion of accredited APP program. Terminal degree in APP field preferred.

National certification from the appropriate national certifying agency for the particular APP.

Must maintain national certification.

Eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability.

Current valid and unrestricted license to practice as an APP in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

BCLS required through the American Heart Association.

ACLS as required for position

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

"EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to r ace, color, national origin, gender, s exual 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 NONDISCRIMATION 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."

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R26107106

How this job compares

Set against the 10,061 open Nurse Practitioner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7.25/hr
  • Kentucky median$7/hr34 hourly ranges
  • US median$46–85/hr2,536 hourly ranges

This rate, $7.25/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($7/hr) — in the middle half of Nurse Practitioner hourly ranges in Kentucky.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 72 open Nurse Practitioner jobs in Kentucky and 10,061 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
Nurse Practitioner postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (2,971 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,620 of the 10,061 open Nurse Practitioner jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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