PHYSICIAN - 80576
About the role
This physician role is essential to providing accessible primary care and women’s health services across the East Region’s 15-county area, particularly for uninsured populations who rely on local health departments as their primary source of care. By delivering direct patient services, offering clinical oversight for advanced practice nurses, and supporting county and regional operations, this position directly advances TDH’s strategic priorities of Access, Prevention, Equity, and Workforce Excellence.
Responsibilities
- Plans, coordinates, delivers, and manages comprehensive health services for adults and children across various levels of care.
- Precepts and collaborates with mid-level clinical providers.
- Cultivates a climate of trust and compassion to enhance patient compliance with care plans.
- Remains updated with best practices in medicine and provides patient-centered care.
Requirements
- MD or DO degree
- Valid and unrestricted Tennessee medical license
- Valid DEA license
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in a primary care specialty such as Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
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.