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Kingsport, Tennessee

Emergency Medicine Physician

Emergency MedicineContract

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Job Description

  • Job Id: H-MD-135459
  • Profession: Physician
  • Specialty: Emergency Medicine
  • Job Type: Locum Tenens
  • Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
  • Coverage Period: Sep 24, 2026 – Ongoing
  • Reason for Coverage: Coverage
  • Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered

Facility Information

Support Staff Available: APPs (Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants)

Privileges & Compliance

Hospital Privileges Required: Yes

Job Requirements

  • Board: BC/BE in Emergency Medicine (ABEM, ABFM, ABIM, ABPS, or AOA)
  • Licenses: Active TN License, Active DEA with TN address

DEA / CDS

  • Active DEA registration with Tennessee address (Schedules 2–5)
  • Certifications: ACLS, ATLS, PALS (if not BC in EM), NRP (for non-ABEM providers)
  • Experience: Residency trained in Emergency Medicine; new graduates accepted

Other Qualifications

Case logs from past 2 years, special procedure training documentation, Preeclampsia‑Eclampsia CME, supervising experience for APPs

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive emergency medical care to patients presenting to the Emergency Department.
  • Serve as supervising physician for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in the ED.
  • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high‑quality patient outcomes.
  • Maintain compliance with all facility credentialing and privileging requirements.
  • Participate in continuing education and maintain required certifications (ACLS, ATLS, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive emergency medical care to patients in the Emergency Department. Supervise Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants while collaborating with the multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Must be board certified or board eligible in Emergency Medicine with an active Tennessee medical license and DEA registration. Requires residency training in Emergency Medicine and current certifications such as ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient CareSupervisionClinical DocumentationEmergency ProceduresMultidisciplinary Collaboration

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 88% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Emergency Medicine Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 11 employers

7
<$345k
24
$350k
2
$390k-435k
5
$435k-480k
4
$480k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
24% this job
Sign-on bonus
15%
Relocation assistance
12%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,037 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Kingsport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,294/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Travel covered
Lodging covered
Malpractice insurance covered