Job description

Primary Care Physician

Monday-Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
Full-time (40/hour per week)

Location: Lenoir City, TN

Cherokee Health Systems is seeking compassionate, service-oriented individuals to join our team! Do you enjoy helping others? Giving back to the community? There is nothing more rewarding than knowing what you do at the end of the day matters to someone.

Who we are:

Cherokee Health Systems is a comprehensive healthcare organization caring for over 70,000 patients across 13 counties in Tennessee. We provide integrated primary medical, behavioral, dental, optometry, and clinical pharmacy services through our nationally recognized integrated model of care. Cherokee Health Systems is a unique “hybrid safety net”, holding designations as a Federally Qualified Health Center, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility, and Licensed Community Mental Health Center. We are committed to serving our mission to care for all, regardless of ability to pay, through innovation, excellence, and teamwork. We are a resilient organization, strengthened by collaboration across all functions of the system, including clinical care, finance, human resources, information technology, and operations.

Why work with us?

We understand our employees need a great life/work balance which is why we are not open on weekends, major holidays, or nights. We also offer these benefits for our incredible employees:

• Competitive PTO package with paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Teledoc
• 403(b) retirement plan with matching
• Advancement opportunities

Minimum experience and education: Board-eligible or board-certified physician (M.D. or DO) from an accredited Medical School with progressively responsible management and/or clinical experience. Board Eligible or Board Certified. Licensed Medical Doctor in the state of Tennessee.

Primary Care Physician requirements:

• Collaborates with other members of the care team, including nurses, medical assistants, pharmacists, behavioral health providers, community health coordinators, to provide high quality clinical primary care to CHS patients
• Reviews patient file/record, including allergies, problems, medications, and immunization status.
• Examines patients for symptoms or physical information. Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition.
• Analyzes reports and findings of tests and examination, and diagnoses condition of patient.
• Determines and prescribes medication, dosage, and schedule given the patient's condition and allergies.
• Prescribes and administers vaccinations to immunize patient from communicable diseases.
• Promotes health by advising patients about diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
• Performs surgical procedures commensurate with surgical competency. Refers patients to medical specialist for consultant services when necessary for patient's wellbeing.
• Documents the patient's visit including medical history, physical exam, diagnoses, and plan of action.
• Provides consultation, education, and clinical guidance to the care team on the unique needs and considerations of patient populations across the lifespan
• Maintains and documents the problem oriented medical record accurately after each patient visit and monitors health maintenance checks of patient panel.
• Carries out clinical supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the CHS’s policies and applicable laws.

Please note to be considered for this or other positions with Cherokee, we do require a completed application (www.cherokeehealth.com/careers). Candidates who complete the company's application will be given first consideration for an interview.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Cherokee Health Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or genetics.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Primary Care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
Under CMS guidelines, all employees are required to have the COVID-19 vaccine.

Application Question(s):

• Per CMS guidelines, all employees are required to have the COVID-19 vaccine. Do you have any discrepancies with that?

Work Location: In person

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