Oncology Medical Director opening in Knoxville, TN
Saint Charles, Missouri, United States
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Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Hematology/Oncology
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 12/04/24

Seeking a Medical Director to lead growing team of medical oncologists/hematologists and advanced practice providers. Join the largest provider of cancer care in our region with nine cancer centers. Our program is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a passionate, dynamic physician leader to help drive and direct our program’s continued growth towards being a national model of excellence in cancer care in the community setting. This position is a critical and high visibility member of the cancer program leadership team and will be expected to directly contribute to strategic direction of the cancer program.

The Medical Director will be responsible for providing clinical oversight of the group and medical oncology program. In collaboration with the cancer program senior leadership team, the Medical Director will lead efforts to increase integration and alignment of medical oncology services across all facilities. More specific responsibilities include:

  • Lead recruitment, retention, mentorship, quality, and growth management for TOG physicians and APP
  • Represent medical oncology services across the system, both inpatient and outpatient, to other physician groups and to executive leadership of facilities and service lines
  • Be a major contributor to strategic initiatives for medical oncology, TOG, and the full Covenant Health cancer program
  • Act as the public face for the Oncology group for general marketing, public events, and physician-group relations
  • Head efforts to integrate, align, and standardize operations
  • Lead quality and safety program for medical oncology
  • Ensure physician presence in all medical oncology leadership meetings, clinical decision making
  • Participate in the development of policies, procedures, continuing education programs, and training of providers and staff
  • Participate in budget planning and prioritization
  • In addition to administrative duties, the Medical Director is expected to practice at least 3 days per week in clinic initially


The Medical Director will enjoy a competitive salary with a generous sign-on bonus, RVU bonus potential, quality bonus and excellent benefits including CME allowance, paid malpractice insurance, and flexible relocation assistance.

The group currently is made up of 35 Providers covering eight locations with over 50,000 patient visits annually.

Group offers some of the area’s most advanced cancer diagnostic services and treatments, including advanced PET imaging exams, breast tomosynthesis, Gamma Knife Icon, nine state-of-the-art linear accelerators, proton therapy, and a robust clinical research program. Our physicians are supported by a team of nurse navigators, dietitians, genetic counselors, clinical trials specialists, physicists, pharmacists, therapists, technologists, oncology nurses, social workers, and counselors providing comprehensive patient care.


  • Progressive patient support programs such as disease-specific nurse navigators, financial navigation, genetic counseling, clinical research, cancer outreach services, and nutrition and social services
  • Disease-specific tumor conferences and multi-disciplinary clinics
  • Robust clinical research program
  • Resident-trained oncology pharmacists
  • Accreditation by the ACOS Commission on Cancer
  • Supported by a referral base of over 300 employed physicians

The Community:


Knoxville, TN is an incredible southern gem. It is a beautiful, mid-sized southern city with a big town vibe. There is also NO state income tax. We have recently been ranked a top 10 college town. The University of Tennessee’s main undergraduate campus is located near-by to the hospital with world class, family-friendly sports and activities. We have a local minor league baseball team that draws quite a crowd on game days. We are also located 15 mins from the international airport. There are many beautiful lakes in the area, which most avail themselves of in the summer months. The most visited national park, Smokey Mountain National Forest is 45 minutes away and has a myriad of tourist attractions and other family-friendly activities, including Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Dollywood’s amusement park and their waterpark. We also have a restaurant scene that truly rivals that of bigger cities and recently have had an explosion of craft beer with more than 12 micro-breweries and distilleries open in the area. We are in close proximity to Asheville, NC, Nashville, TN and Chattanooga, TN each approx. 2 hours away and 3 hours away from Atlanta. The cost of living in Knoxville is also very good. Home prices are lower than most other parts of the country. This is a great city to raise a family in.



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