Internist Job at Covenant Health in Knoxville, TN

Covenant Health and Southern Medical Group are looking to add a physician to their very busy practice. This multi-physician group of reputable Internal Medicine doctors have served the Knoxville area for more than 20 years.

About this Opportunity

• Out-patient only
• Employed Opportunity with Covenant Medical Group
• High income potential (strong salary and bonus structure)
• Educational Loan Repayment
• Full Benefit Package

About Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

This opportunity is affiliated with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, a tertiary regional referral center for stroke, neurosurgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology, oncology, cardiology, neurology, surgery and obstetrics.

With a team of more than 350 physicians in 45 specialties and more than 1,800 employees, we use a multidisciplinary approach to provide comprehensive, individualized patient care.

As the region's only Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Sanders Regional offers state-of-the art care that maximizes recovery from stroke. We are the region's leader in technology in areas such as bariatric surgery, robotic surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. Our door-to-balloon times for heart attack patients are below the national average, and our hip fracture center offers advanced diagnosis, surgery and recovery procedures for hip patients.

Fort Sanders Regional is also home to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, which is nationally recognized for both inpatient and outpatient treatment of stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and orthopedics.

Fort Sanders Regional's most recent expansion includes additional parking for visitors and employees, a relocated helipad, and new and expanded emergency and critical care departments to combine critical services in our Center for Advanced Medicine, helping to ensure our most critical patients get the care they need quickly.

About the Facility

• 541 licensed beds
• 45 emergency room beds and a radiology suite within the department
• 72 critical care beds (including Cardiovascular ICU, Medical-Surgical ICU and Neuro-ICU, most with tele-ICU capability)
• 16 surgery suites
• 5 cath labs, part of our award-winning Heart Center
• Triage rooms, antepartum suites, labor and delivery suites and mother/baby rooms to help moms welcome the newest members of their families
• Home to Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, East Tennessee s premier rehabilitation hospital

About Covenant Health

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a member of Covenant Health, a Tennessee-based healthcare enterprise committed to providing the right care at the right time and place. As a not-for-profit health system, we are dedicated to being the region’s premier healthcare network through service, community and innovation. We provide patient-centered care that inspires clinical and service excellence, and strive to be the first and best choice for our patients, employees, physicians, employers, volunteers and communities. Covenant Health is the area’s largest employer and has more than 11,000 compassionate caregivers, expert clinicians, and dedicated employees and volunteers.

About Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville is an incredible combination of big city excitement and small town southern charm. Located on the Tennessee River with the Great Smoky Mountains as a backdrop, Knoxville is home to a vibrant downtown area, anchored by wonderful local restaurants and boutiques. Revitalized, historic neighborhoods dot the downtown landscape.

• Cost of living 15% below the national average
• No state income tax
• Excellent public school, most ranking in the list of top ten schools statewide
• Private K-12 schools (including Christian, Catholic, and Montessori), University of TN, and numerous community colleges and technical program.