PHYSICIAN

Executive Service


PHYSICIAN

Department of Health

Community Health Services

Columbia, TN

Closing Date: 06/22/2026

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who we are and what we do:

TDH incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision and address our two strategic priorities of prevention and access.

Job Overview:

The South Central Region of the Tennessee Department of Health provides women's health services, as well as primary care services, in the eleven-county region surrounding Maury County. These clinics are staffed by both physicians and advanced practice nurses and serve the uninsured population. This position will be based at the Maury County Health Department in Columbia but will work in surrounding county Health Departments providing both women's health and primary care services. Travel time and expenses are reimbursed. All state benefits do apply to this position including health, dental, vision, and disability insurance; leave accrual; paid holidays; retirement pension plan and 401-K; flexible benefit plan for medical expenses; 25% tuition discount for children of employees under 23 enrolled in a state university in undergraduate courses; college fee discount for employees; employee assistance program offering confidential counseling and referral service for employees and dependents available 24 hours a day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver direct patient care.
• Follow health department guidelines, protocols, and program recommendations.
• Be available to consult with other department staff.
• Provide APN supervision and perform monthly chart reviews.
• Follow professional development directives from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, including having and maintaining a valid unrestricted medical license.
• Participate in county and regional based activities as requested by county and regional supervisors.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Valid and unrestricted Tennessee medical license.
• Residency training in either Family Medicine or General Internal Medicine.
• Valid Tennessee driver's license and available transportation as position involves work in more than one health department.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.