Job Description

Founding Core Faculty: Methodist Hospital Oak Ridge TN

Are you a visionary?    Are you a leader?    Do you want to help rethink the delivery of primary care?    Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge-a Covenant Health Hospital- is looking for founding core faculty to build a Family Medicine residency meeting the needs of the future.     

This new 8-8-8 program is looking for leaders with vision to care for patients, precept and teach family medicine, coach and mentor residents and explore fundamental clinical and quality issues.  Methodist is a full scope hospital providing core rotations and the Covenant Health system has access to a myriad of clinical settings for our residents to further develop their skills.   

A newly constructed teaching clinic and academic unit will greet you and a leadership group is looking to this program to provide the compass for primary care in our region.    Telehealth will be a foundational activity within our clinic and all areas of teaching will be open to faculty with diverse interests.  Our Chief Medical Officer will lead QI research and teaching on health systems.    You will enjoy a work-life balance in this beautiful city and have a chance to build the program from the ground floor up.    Initial responsibilities will be building faculty practice and honing curriculum and individual faculty skills.  Initial class will enter 7/1/2024 allowing time to coalesce as a faculty team.

Responsibilities:

• Practice and teach comprehensive Family Medicine
• Provide clinical supervision of residents in an outpatient setting
• Serve as an advisor and role model
• Teach didactics and lead curriculum development
• 30% nonclinical time with approval of the Program Director

Qualified Candidates:

• Board Certified in family medicine
• Tennessee licensure or ability to obtain
• DEA with full prescriptive authority
• 2 years of core faculty experience or related academic leadership experience preferred
• Commitment to providing high quality, evidenced based patient care
• Commitment to teach residents and train the Family Medicine physicians of tomorrow

Outstanding Benefits and More:

• Highly competitive salary with excellent sign-on and relocation eligible
• Robust benefits options including 401k, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Exceptional paid time off and sick time

• Generous comprehensive CME allowance (CME time and CME professional allowance) reflects an institutional commitment to lifelong learning and clinical excellence.

• Employer-paid malpractice coverage
• Expert clinical operations in a provider-centric and supportive system

About Methodist Medical Center

Methodist Medical Center  first opened as an Army hospital in 1943 when Oak Ridge was still America’s “Secret City.” Today, the medical center is a 301-bed facility that serves more than 200,000 people in Anderson, Roane, Morgan, Campbell and Scott counties.   The hospital offers 30 specialty services ranging from cardiology and orthopedics to oncology and wound care. Its high caliber physicians, nurses, technicians and support staff help make the medical center what it is – an award-winning facility with the heart of a hometown hospital.  Together, we are dedicated to providing compassionate care in a setting that is responsive to patient needs and focused on both clinical and service excellence.

About Covenant Health

Methodist Medical Center is a member of  Covenant Health, an award-winning Tennessee healthcare delivery system serving 23 counties and committed to providing excellent care for our 2 million+ patients each year. We fulfill our mission to improve the quality of life in our region through comprehensive services at nearly 150 locations, including 10 hospitals; outpatient clinics; specialized behavioral, oncology and rehabilitation facilities; home care; physician practices, and community programs. With more than 11,000 employees, physicians and volunteers, Covenant Health is the area’s largest employer and has been recognized by Forbes as a Best Employer seven times.

About Oak Ridge, TN

Located just outside of Knoxville, Oak Ridge offers the charm and warmth of a small town with the conveniences and amenities not usually found in a city its size. Home to the world’s fastest super computer, Oak Ridge also hosts Oak Ridge National Laboratory, whose research and technology initiatives in scientific discovery, clean energy, and security have ushered in an exciting period of growth for our area.

• Oak Ridge school district has been ranked #1 in TN for 2019
• No state income tax

Choosing where to live and practice is one of the most important decisions a physician ever makes. The quality of life in East Tennessee, the beauty of the area, the financial advantages of practicing here, access to all the resources needed to provide outstanding patient care, and the strengths of the Covenant Health system may help make that decision easy.