PHYSICIAN - 81224

Tennessee Department of Health; Illinois; On-site; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tennessee Department of Health is seeking a Physician based in Cookeville, TN to provide primary care across the Upper Cumberland region. The incumbent will supervise advanced practice nurses, deliver complex clinical care, and collaborate with other providers to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications include an MD or DO, an active Tennessee medical license, and a DEA license with board certification or eligibility in Family or Internal Medicine.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required.
• Valid and unrestricted Tennessee medical license.
• Valid DEA license; board certification or eligibility in primary care.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, delivers, and manages comprehensive health services for adults and children.
• Precepts and collaborates with mid-level clinical providers.
• Maintain a climate of trust and compassion to enhance patient care.

Education

MD/DO degree

Tennessee medical license

DEA license – Board Certified/Board Eligible (Family Medicine/Internal Medicine)

Job description

Executive Service

Background Check

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Executive Service

PHYSICIAN

Department of Health

Health

Cookeville, TN

Minimum Annual Salary: $160,128.00

Closing Date: 10/19/2026

Background Check

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who We Are And What We Do

TDH incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision and address our two strategic priorities of prevention and access.

How You Make a Difference In This Role

• Mission: Protect, promote and improve the health and prosperity of people in Tennessee.
• Vision: Healthy People
• Vision: Healthy Communities
• Vision: Healthy Tennessee
• Our Values: Collaboration
• Our Values: Excellence
• Our Values: Integrity
• Our Values: Compassion
• Our Values: Respect
• Our Values: Health Equity

Job Overview

Under the guidance of the Regional Medical Director for the Upper Cumberland Region of the Tennessee Department of Health, the Physician serves as a primary care provider across the 14 counties of the Upper Cumberland Region, based in Cookeville, TN. The Physician is responsible for clinical duties of considerable difficulty, precepting advanced practice nurses and performing related work as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, delivers, and manages comprehensive health services for adults and children across various levels of care.
• Precepts and collaborates with mid-level clinical providers.
• Cultivate a climate of trust and compassion to enhance patient compliance with care plan*Remains updated with best practices in medicine and provides patient- centered care.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO degree
• Valid and unrestricted Tennessee medical license
• Valid DEA license-Board Certified or Board Eligible in a primary care specialty such as Family Medicine or Internal Medicine

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.