Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant in Functional Direct Primary Care

About the Job

NP/PA- Integrative/Functional Primary Care Team Member

About Sanctuary Functional Medicine:

Our primary mission is to serve mankind by restoring a multitude of chronically ill so that they may live healthier, more abundant lives. Once those broken lives are healthier, we want to keep them and their other family members healthy through our functional primary care program. This functional primary care program serves as a sanctuary for those who have recovered from various chronic illnesses as well as for others who, though now healthy, want to stay healthy for years to come.

Our functional Direct Primary Care offers them the best of natural and conventional medicine outside the broken insurance and Big Medicine system. As a care provider, you will begin and end each day energized by the fact that you are part of a solution to help people regain their health and maintain it. Additionally, you will participate in developing a functional primary care practice. Our long-term goal is to build an institute where we can offer a variety of care levels to meet our patients' functional health needs.

Opportunity:

Opportunity: We are looking for an experienced, board-certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant who is passionate about transforming primary care. Your objective after initial orientation and training will be to work alongside our current Physician Assistant in our new functional primary care facility (lease signed and opening November 2025). You should have completed or have started training in functional/integrative medicine and demonstrate a strong passion to excel in this field.

This is a unique opportunity for a practitioner pursuing a career in functional medicine to establish their career under Sanctuary's umbrella with the extensive support of Sanctuary's team, including Dr. Potter's mentorship. Enjoy a career that is cutting-edge but also truly rewarding in an environment where patients really do appreciate what you do for them.

Our current physician assistant is nearing her panel capacity, and we need someone to begin taking 30 to 40 new patients per month into their panel soon. With 200+ new patient contacts per month, we can have your schedule pre-booked before even starting.

We are seeking Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work part-time hours, 3-day work week of 24-28 hours per week. As a part-time provider, you will generally have six to seven hours of patient care per day, three days per week, with one half day reserved for lab review, additional patient communication through secure portal, record review, and team meetings. It also includes periodic weekend on-call phone availability.

If this position caught your eye, send us your resume and, even better, send along a cover letter with specific reasons as to why this position would be a great fit.

Required Qualifications:

License/Certification:

• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant License in Tennessee and board certification.
• 5+ years of experience providing primary care, including in-person care.
• 5+ years of clinical practice post-residency (preferred).
• 2+ years of experience practicing functional medicine (preferred, not required).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Desire to thrive in old-fashioned relational medicine with a high-growth, high-tech, close-knit work environment.
• Preferred but not required IFM/A4M/MAPS/SAFM or comparable certification in functional medicine.
• Passion for your personal health and wellness, and that of others.

Compensation & Benefits:

• PTO.
• CME Stipend.
• Malpractice paid for through SVMIC.
• Salary + Bonus.
• Dental and Vision Coverage.
• Health insurance stipend.

Sanctuary Functional Medicine is committed to providing an equitable, fair, and transparent compensation program for all employees.

Tennessee License Required.

Additional License in KY or AL not required, but it would be beneficial.

*Tennessee doesn't recognize an ND license.

About the Company

Our mission is to serve mankind by restoring a multitude of chronically ill so that they may live healthier, more abundant lives.