Physician
Mercy provides outpatient primary care and behavioral health/psych services to adults and children, caring for the uninsured, underinsured and those with commercial insurance plans - doing so with a commitment to show the love and compassion of Jesus Christ to the communities in Tennessee where we serve.
Job Info
Job Description
Mercy Community Healthcare has an opening for a full-time MD/DO board certified or eligible to be board certified in family medicine in the state of Tennessee. We are looking for enthusiastic people with a passion for making a difference in the lives of those we serve in our community.
Mercy's Mission
The mission of Mercy Community Healthcare is to reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing excellent healthcare to ALL and support to their families. We provide care to the uninsured, underinsured and insured through pediatric and adult primary care, mental and behavioral health services, and care coordination.
What's in it for you: NHSC loan repayment, FTCA coverage, great work-life balance, great bonus potential.
- Obtain health histories and perform comprehensive physical examinations, including psychosocial, functional and development assessment for children and adults.
- Order and interpret lab results and other diagnostic studies
- Develop/order therapeutic plan of care
- Maintain patient records in accordance with MCH policies
- Prescribe medications, including controlled substances
- Perform clinic-based procedures within the scope of Primary Care
- Evaluate patient's response to plan of care and modify as needed
- Provide patient/family counseling and education
- Arrange for patient referrals/consultations
- Provide on-call responsibilities as established by MCH
- Supervise Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Assistants, medical, APN and PA students
- Reports to CMO
- Other duties as required
Qualifications, Skills, Education
Required
- Education: MD or DO from appropriately accredited institution.
- Experience: Unrestricted Medical License in the State of Tennessee
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills required
Preferred
- Medical/Dental/Vision plus ancillary options such as FSA, HSA, 401K, life and disability
- NHSC loan repayment
- FTCA coverage
- Great work-life balance (days seeing patients plus one for admin/training)