Internal Medicine Physician - Growing Health System!

Internal Medicine Physician Opportunity in Knoxville, Tennessee

Growing hospital system seeking an Internal Medicine Physician to work in Knoxville, Tennessee. This Tennessee-based healthcare enterprise is committed to providing the right care at the right time and place. As a not-for-profit health system, they are dedicated to being the region's premier healthcare network through service, community, and innovation. They operate 10 hospitals, 150 locations, and employ over 11,000 people. The current group has been in place since 1996.

Provider's Role with the Company:

• Location: Knoxville, TN
• Internal Medicine Physician
• Outpatient primary care in the clinic setting Monday - Friday
• Low call volume. Shared between providers. By telephone only.
• Estimated Patient Volume: 18-22 Per Day
• PA and NP support staff

Assess, maintain, and improve the health status of individuals in the communities served through timely access to evidence-based acute, preventive, and chronic disease care. Serves as a role model of professionalism to all members of the interdisciplinary health care team. Collaborates with all other practitioners and clinical support staff to form a high performing team. Provides high-value care; demonstrates good stewardship of resources by limiting unnecessary testing and referrals; and considers risks, benefits, and patient preferences when making diagnostic or therapeutic intervention decisions. Documents all patient care activities and services provided in the electronic health record. Documentation must be clear, concise, accurate, updated, and in sufficient detail to allow another provider to continue the patient's care as well as to allow other parties to review the safety and quality of care provided.

Benefits and Features:

• Competitive base salary
• RVU bonuses available
• Sign on bonus $25K (negotiable)
• Comprehensive health plans for employees and dependents including medical, dental, vision
• Long and short term disability
• Relocation assistance
• CME allowance
• Malpractice coverage
• 401K retirement savings with match
• Health & fitness center discounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• No state income tax

Background Profile:

• Board certified or board eligible in internal medicine
• Ability to hold an unrestricted state of Tennessee MD or DO licensure

About the Area:

Knoxville is located in the Great Valley of East Tennessee, at the headwaters of the Tennessee River. The surrounding area is mountainous, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the east and the Cumberland Mountains to the west. Knoxville is a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains, and many visitors come to the city to enjoy hiking, camping, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Knoxville is also home to a number of cultural attractions, including the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Tennessee Theatre, and the Sunsphere. The Sunsphere is a 266-foot tall observation tower that was built for the 1982 World's Fair. The city also has a number of museums and...

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