Family Medicine job opening in: Oak Ridge, TN
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Family Practice-Without OB
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
12/15/24
**Faculty Family Medicine opening near Knoxville, TN**
Located in Oak Ridge, TN - Knoxville 25m; Nashville 162m
Seeking a founding core faculty to build a Family Medicine residency meeting the needs of the future.
* This new 8-8-8 program is looking for leaders with vision to care for patients, precept and teach family medicine, coach and mentor residents and explore fundamental clinical and quality issues.
* Full scope hospital providing core rotations and the health system has access to a myriad of clinical settings for our residents to further develop their skills.
* A newly constructed teaching clinic and academic unit will greet you and a leadership group is looking to this program to provide the compass for primary care in our region.
* Telehealth will be a foundational activity within our clinic and all areas of teaching will be open to faculty with diverse interests.
* Our Chief Medical Officer will lead QI research and teaching on health systems.
* You will enjoy a work-life balance in this beautiful city and have a chance to build the program from the ground floor up.
* Initial responsibilities will be building faculty practice and honing curriculum and individual faculty skills.
* Initial class will enter 7/1/2024 allowing time to coalesce as a faculty team.
**Responsibilities:**
* Practice and teach comprehensive Family Medicine
* Provide clinical supervision of residents in an outpatient setting
* Serve as an advisor and role model
* Teach didactics and lead curriculum development
* 30% non-clinical time with approval of the Program Director
**Qualified Candidates:**
* Board Certified in family medicine
* Tennessee licensure or ability to obtain
* DEA with full prescriptive authority
* 2 years of core faculty experience or related academic leadership experience preferred
* Commitment to providing high quality, evidenced based patient care
* Commitment to teach residents and train the Family Medicine physicians of tomorrow
**Outstanding Benefits and More:**
* Highly competitive salary with excellent sign-on and relocation eligible
* Robust benefits options including 401k, dental, vision, and life insurance
* Exceptional paid time off and sick time
* Generous comprehensive CME allowance (CME time and CME professional allowance) reflects an institutional commitment to lifelong learning and clinical excellence.
* Employer-paid malpractice coverage
* Expert clinical operations in a provider-centric and supportive system
301-bed facility that serves more than 200,000 people in Anderson, Roane, Morgan, Campbell and Scott counties. The hospital offers 30 specialty services ranging from cardiology and orthopedics to oncology and wound care. Its high caliber physicians, nurses, technicians and support staff help make the medical center what it is an award-winning facility with the heart of a hometown hospital. Together, we are dedicated to providing compassionate care in a setting that is responsive to patient needs and focused on both clinical and service excellence.
Located just outside of Knoxville, Oak Ridge offers the charm and warmth of a small town with the conveniences and amenities not usually found in a city its size. Home to the worlds fastest super computer, Oak Ridge also hosts Oak Ridge National Laboratory, whose research and technology initiatives in scientific discovery, clean energy, and security have ushered in an exciting period of growth for our area.