Hospitalist

About Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital

Tennessee's beautiful Upper Cumberland Region includes the towns of McMinnville, Woodbury, Smithville, Sparta and Cookeville, in the state's north central area. Populated with beautiful mountains, many waterfalls, three major lakes and winding rivers, this area is perfect for outdoors enthusiasts.  World-class fishing, boating, championship golf, miles of horseback trails and multiple state parks, plus a wine trail, well-developed music heritage and historic downtown squares can be found throughout the region

About the Upper Cumberland Region in Middle Tennessee

Tennessee's beautiful Upper Cumberland Region includes the towns of McMinnville, Woodbury, Smithville, Sparta and Cookeville, in the state's north central area. Populated with beautiful mountains, many waterfalls, three major lakes and winding rivers, this area is perfect for outdoors enthusiasts.  World-class fishing, boating, championship golf, miles of horseback trails and multiple state parks, plus a wine trail, well-developed music heritage and historic downtown squares can be found throughout the region

About Ascension Saint Thomas

Ascension Saint Thomas operates 12 hospital campuses in Tennessee in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics, and rehabilitation facilities that cover a 45-county area and employ more than 8,500 associates. Across the state, Ascension Saint Thomas provided more than $180 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2022. The health system has a 125-year history in Tennessee.  

About Ascension

Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable, through its more than 2,600 sites of care in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

Responsibilities:

• We are currently seeking to fill both a nocturnist and a daytime position
• 7 on  7 off schedule
• Collaborating with a talented team of hospitalist covering our patients that need medicine support
• Accepts consults from other physicians
• Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization
• Daily admitting and rounding on inpatients on the hospital Med-Surg department as well as performing medicine consults for our Inpatient Rehab and Geriatric Psych units located inside the hospital

Required Credential(s):

     •   Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners obtained prior to hire date 

Education:
     •   Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO).