This job is archived
Family Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Contact Details:
Register to View

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Family Practice-Without OB
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Academic/Training Program Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 8/17/16
Family Medicine Physician Needed in Southern Tennessee – close to both Nashville, TN and Huntsville, AL – and NO state income tax!

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee is seeking a BC/BE Family Medicine Physician to provide FM services in a neighboring community.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
• Excellent employed solo opportunity in outreach location with no state income tax.
• The hospital has a hospitalist program for providing inpatient care.
• Generous compensation package that includes sign on, relocation, cme, paid vacation. full benefits, 401K and deferred savings plan.
• Student loan assistance available.
• Enjoy two state parks for outdoor recreation, country club with eighteen hole golf course, swimming and tennis. Affordable and safe family oriented community within driving distance to all of the amenities of Nashville, Huntsville, Florence and only 50 minutes to Cool Springs Mall in Franklin.

ABOUT THE FACILITY
• STRHS - Lawrenceburg is a 99-bed acute care facility, fully accredited by The Joint Commission and the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
• The hospital has served Lawrence County and the surrounding counties since 1974.
• STRHS - Lawrenceburg expanded its facility and services in 1991 with the addition of an Outpatient Surgery Unit, a state-of-the-art 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department and an Intensive Care Unit.
• The hospital opened a Physical Rehabilitation Unit in 1997 and a Women’s Health Center in 1999. Diagnostic imaging services include in-house MRI, Nuclear Medicine, 64-slice CT Scanner, Radiography, Digital Mammography and Ultrasound. Additionally, a 10- bed Physical Rehabilitation Unit provides Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy.
• In 2009, a $5.6 million expansion and renovation of the Emergency and Outpatient Departments was completed. This expansion doubled the size of our Emergency Department, separated our Emergency and Outpatient Waiting Areas as well as added two more rooms to our Outpatient Department.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
• Lawrence County has eight elementary schools, one middle school and three high schools as well as many private education opportunities. Columbia State Community College and the Tennessee Technology Center have facilities in Lawrence County.
• Northern Lawrence County is home to a thriving Amish community. Lawrenceburg is also the home of the James D. Vaughan Museum, the father of Southern Gospel Music. Indeed, the United States Congress has recognized Lawrenceburg as the Birthplace of Southern Gospel Music. Festivals and celebrations abound throughout the year and practically every weekend from May to October.
• Events include the Summertown Bluegrass Festivals, Loretto’s Oktoberfest, the South’s largest Antique Tractor Show, the Middle Tennessee District Fair, David Crockett Days, the Heritage Festival, the James D. Vaughan Home-coming Singing - the list goes on and on.
• Lawrenceburg is located just 80 miles south of Nashville, a city that provides a host of entertainment and cultural activities, including the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, the NHL’s Nashville Predators, the Grand Ole Opry, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and unparalleled shopping and dining.
• Named after one of Tennessee’s most famous native sons, David Crockett State Park is located within Lawrenceburg’s city limits. The park’s two campgrounds contain a total of 107 sites, each equipped with a table and grill, plus electrical and water hookups. Also available at the park for rent are seven cabins located near Lindsey Lake. Each 2-bedroom, 2-bath cabin has a full kitchen and covered patio. They are the first Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certified vacation homes in the Eastern United States or available at a state park. The park also features an Olympic-size swimming pool with a modern bathhouse, a wading pool for children and a restaurant that can seat 240. Other recreational opportunities found at Crockett State Park include a paved bicycle trail, hiking, tennis, softball and volleyball.
• Laurel Hill Lake, located west of town and right off of scenic Natchez Trace Parkway, offers 325 acres of year-round fishing enjoyment, where large stringers of bass are not uncommon. Rowboats and pedal boats are available for rent.
• Lawrence County has three unique golf courses, and hunters from around the South come here for deer, turkey, dove and other game. The area is well known for its many streams and lakes, with canoe rides on Shoals Creek being one of the most popular activities.