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Franklin, Tennessee · Remote OK

Telehealth Physician - Emergency Medicine

Emergency MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • You Matter
  • Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
  • Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
  • Excellent career growth opportunities

Join Us and Find a Career That Supports

  • Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
  • Autonomy in a warm team environment
  • Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

  • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
  • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
  • Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
  • Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals.

Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How You Make a Difference

The Telehealth Physician is responsible for remotely assessing and providing emergent medical care to patients through telehealth, while collaborating with onsite medical staff for optimal patient outcomes.

This position also handles on-call responsibilities as assigned and operates in a matrixed environment, reporting to both the Telehealth Director for administrative matters and the Medical VP for clinical matters.

The ideal candidate should possess excellent clinical judgment and communication skills for effective collaboration with medical staff and delivering quality care to patients.

Key Responsibilities

Rapidly assesses patients' physical and acute psychiatric health through telehealth and determines triage and treatment decisions in collaboration with onsite medical staff.

Provides clinical oversight of assessment and reassessment, ongoing provision of care activities, and completion of all associated documentation by APPs.

Provides on-call coverage for after-hours care of patients, treats medical problems including pharmacotherapy, makes referrals for tests and consultations, and follows up on results and recommendations.

Provides education on the medical diagnoses to patients and onsite medical staff and collaborates with staff in other disciplines in an effective and professional manner.

Demonstrates knowledge of care and treatment needs of patients of different ages and provides individualized care and treatment that is consistent with/sensitive to the age and life span developmental needs of each patient while complying with special precautions, disaster and fire safety procedures, and abuse reporting.

Additional Details

  • ## Candidates should have experience working in Emergency Medicine
  • Qualifications & Requirements

Education

Medical doctorate (MD) from an accredited university.

Experience

  • Two (2) years post residency clinical experience in emergency medicine preferred.
  • Licenses/Certifications
  • Licensed in the state of employment.
  • Must be willing to add licenses in states where services are requested.
  • Holding additional licenses is a benefit.
  • Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and applicable certifications.
  • Board certified or eligible in internal or family medicine.
  • This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We Are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process, please contact ADARequests@wellpath.us

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Medical Doctorate (MD) and possess at least two years of post-residency clinical experience in emergency medicine. A valid state medical license, DEA certification, and board eligibility in internal or family medicine are required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient assessmentMedical diagnosisCrisis intervention

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Nationally, Emergency Medicine professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $350k, with the typical range spanning $270k to $450k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Emergency Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score4.5 / 10 · top 25% in emergency medicineranked against 1,023 Emergency Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedEmergency Medicine median $278k (middle half $260k–$308k)210 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Physician listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Emergency Medicine hiring demand#3 of 26 specialtiespostings stay open a median 64 days · 52% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, September 2026 · 279 postings, 369 closed
New Emergency Medicine listings492 in the last 30 days448 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,023 Emergency Medicine listings), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
85% this job
Sign-on bonus
15%
CME allowance
8%
Relocation assistance
8%
Visa sponsorship
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 4.5
Better work-life than 80% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,023 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Wellpath

Hospitals and Health Care
Franklin, Tennessee
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
401k
DailyPay
Tuition Assistance
Dependent Scholarships