REGIONAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR - 65662

Executive Service

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https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/program-areas/careers/Feb%202025%20Regional%20MD%20job%20ad.pdf

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 strategic priorities.

How you make a difference in this role:

Are you ready to advance your career to the next level as a leader in public health The Tennessee Department of Health is seeking a Medical Doctor to serve as Regional Medical Director in the Mid-Cumberland Region near Nashville, TN. The Mid-Cumberland Regional Medical Director oversees and supports the regional health services of twelve local health department clinics. Programs include childhood vaccinations, women's and children's nutrition, STD testing, family planning, emergency preparedness, and primary care. This position reports to the State Medical Director and is part of Community Health Services.

Job Overview:

The Mid-Cumberland Region of the Tennessee Department of Health provides primary care services in eleven (11) counties in the region by staffing safety-net clinical sites. These clinics are staffed by both physicians and advanced practice nurses and serve the uninsured and underinsured population.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cultivates a climate of excellence, trust, and compassion.
• Remains up to date on best practices in medicine with focus on patient- centered care.
• Collaborates with other regional, metropolitan, and state leaders to implement, improvement in access of care.
• Active leader in clinical staffing, seeing patients one day per week.

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.