Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician

Appalachian Regional Healthcare is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician to join our growing specialty team in Hazard, Kentucky. This is a rewarding opportunity to provide advanced pulmonary and critical care services in a medically underserved region, supported by a collaborative, integrated health system committed to improving patient outcomes across Central Appalachia.

You will provide comprehensive pulmonary care, including inpatient critical care management and outpatient pulmonary consultation, within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

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Key Responsibilities

-Diagnose and manage a broad range of pulmonary diseases and critically ill patients in inpatient and outpatient settings

-Lead ICU patient management with collaboration across specialties

-Perform procedures such as bronchoscopy and pulmonary function testing

-Collaborate with hospitalists, primary care providers, and specialty teams to ensure coordinated patient care

-Participate in quality improvement initiatives and education programs

-Maintain a predictable weekday clinical schedule 

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Why ARH?

-Competitive compensation with productivity-based (wRVU) incentives

-Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 403(b), malpractice coverage with tail, CME allowance plus additional CME days, and generous PTO

-Relocation assistance and student loan repayment options

-Visa sponsorship available for H-1B and J-1 candidates

-Supportive team environment with advanced clinical resources and dedicated administrative support

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is a not-for-profit health system serving 350,000 residents across Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Operating nine hospitals, multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, HomeCare Stores and retail pharmacies, ARH is the largest provider of care and single largest employer in southeastern Kentucky and the third largest private employer in southern West Virginia.

The ARH system employs 4,700 employees and has a network of more than 600 active and courtesy medical staff members representing various specialties. Firmly committed to its mission of improving the health and promoting the well-being of all people in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia

If you are a physician seeking a high quality lifestyle and a high quality medical practice, then you have found a home with ARH. We invite you to join the ARH team!

ARH Selected as the 2010 Outstanding Rural Health Organization in the Nation

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Hazard, Kentucky, is a great place to live, raise a family, worship, educate children and to do business. Hazard offers practically any provider of service that you need. As in most of Eastern Kentucky, the main industry is coal mining, but the city is also focusing now on attracting new industries. Our public school systems provide an excellent education. Hazard Community and Technical College has its main campus in Hazard. Bachelors and Master degree programs are offered through the University Center of the Mountains, located on the Community College campus.

Hazard and Perry County offer a variety of recreational facilities and activities, including three city parks with basketball courts, tennis courts, an amphitheater, a picnic shelter, playgrounds, a nine-hole golf course, and volleyball courts. The Hazard Pavilion offers an Olympic-size pool, tennis and racquetball courts, a weight room, and more. Nearby Buckhorn Lake State Park and Carr Creek Lake give visitors many exciting options, such as boating, swimming, and fishing. While various activities occur throughout the year, the entire community especially enjoys Hazard’s four-day celebration of the coal industry, Black Gold Festival, which is held each year in September. To learn more about the community of Hazard, Kentucky, please visit the Hazard Perry County Chamber.