What are the responsibilities and job description for the PHYSICIAN - 42046 position at State of TN?
Executive Service
PHYSICIAN
Department of Health
Gallatin, TN
Job Closes: 02/01/2023
Loan Repayment of up to $100,000 per year for 2 years and potential signing bonus - available for qualifying candidates.
Who we are and what we do:
The Mid Cumberland Region of the Tennessee Department of Health provides primary care services in eleven (11) counties in the region by staffing safety-net clinical sites. These clinics are staffed by both physicians and advanced practice nurses and serve the uninsured and underinsured population. This position will be based at the Sumner County Health Department in Gallatin and will involve working at other county primary care sites in Portland and Hendersonville.
Key Responsibilities:
- Diagnose, treat, and manage chronic and acute diseases in adults and children using evidence-based medicine approaches in an outpatient setting
- Consult with other health department staff
- Precept three advanced practice nurses in multiple sites, to include chart review, clinical mentoring, and consultation
- Participate in county and region-based activities as requested by county and regional supervisors
- Follow health department guidelines, protocols, and program recommendations
- Follow professional development directives from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, including having and maintaining a valid unrestricted medical license
Minimum Qualifications:
- MD or DO degree
- Valid and unrestricted Tennessee medical license
- Valid DEA license
- Residency training in a primary care specialty such as Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
- Valid Tennessee driver's license and available transportation as position requires at least monthly travel to different sites
Other Requirements:
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to Sanjana Stamm, Mid-Cumberland Regional Director.
Sanjana.stamm@tn.gov
Mid-Cumberland Regional Office
Tennessee Department of Health
710 Hart Lane
Nashville, TN 37243
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.
Salary : $100,000 - $0