Palliative Care Position w/growing Healthcare System in NE Tenn and Southwest VA

Ballad Health Medical Associates (BHMA) is seeking a full-time BC/BE Palliative Care Physician for its growing service line in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. 

This position will include teaching responsibilities with medical students, residents, fellows, and offers a future leadership opportunity.

Palliative Medical Services include inpatient, outpatient, in-home and supervision duties of advanced practitioners. Palliative experience or experience with chronic health conditions - preferred.

We offer excellent compensation & comprehensive benefits for our full-time team members:

• Guaranteed Base Salary
 
• Productivity Bonus
 
• Quality bonuses
 
• Moving allowance up to $10K
 
• Growing service line offers potential administrative advancement
 
• Signing bonus
 
• Full Benefits - Health/Dental/Vision
 
• 403B retirement plan (or 401K if applicable)
 
• CME allowance
 
• Paid malpractice with tail coverage
 
• EPIC EMR (Health system-wide)

Ballad Health Medical Associates (BHMA) is a 750+ physician and advanced practitioner provider group.  BHMA employs multiple specialties including primary care, hematology/oncology, pulmonary/critical care, urology, orthopedics, and many more.  Led by a physician clinical counsel, BHMA is physician led, patient focused and professionally managed. 

The Appalachian Highlands consists of three mid-size cities (Bristol, TN/VA, Kingsport, TN, Johnson City, TN).  Sullivan County, TN and Washington County, TN combined is roughly 300,000 in population.  The area is within driving distance to one half of the US population. 

• No State Income Tax in Tennessee
• Easy access to a Regional Airport
• Low Cost of Living
• Excellent Public and Private school options
• Arts/Culture: Symphony of the Mountains
• Outdoor activities: Fort Patrick Henry Lake, Warriors Path State Park, Kingsport Greenbelt
• Family Activities: Bays Mountain Planetarium, Kingsport Carousel & Park, Riverview Splash Pad
• Local craft breweries and wineries
• Four distinct seasons

Partnering with and serving Kingsport, Tennessee, and its surrounding region for more than 80 years, Holston Valley Medical Center features the latest healthcare designs and innovations, including new intensive care units and operating suites, as well as expanded emergency and radiology departments. Holston Valley’s world-renowned cardiovascular program is a national leader in clinical research trials, has been named a Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital five times by IBM Watson Health and was the first in Tennessee to offer transcatheter aortic valve replacement surgery for patients who are unable to undergo open-heart surgery. The Christine LaGuardia Phillips Cancer Center provides a full range of oncology diagnostic and treatment options, including a Trilogy linear accelerator, and Holston Valley is home to the latest in surgical robotics, including DaVinci Xi for minimally invasive surgery and MAKO for joint replacement surgery. The hospital also features an accredited breast center, orthopedics and joint replacement, bariatric surgery, an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, neurology and neurosurgery and hyperbaric medicine. Learn more about Holston Valley Medical Center at www.balladhealth.org/HVMC.