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Summit Medical Group
Hermitage, Tennessee

Internal Medicine Physician - Legacy Primary Care

Internal MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

About Our Career Opportunity

Summit Medical Group is seeking to hire a dedicated Internal Medicine Physician to join our team at Legacy Primary Care.

Candidates should be board certified or board eligible. August 1, 2026 marks two years since Hermitage Primary Care joined Summit Medical Group, and we have exciting news to celebrate. The coming year will bring a new chapter as we become Legacy Primary Care and relocate to our new, expanded facility at 113 Bear Crossing in Mt.

Juliet, with an anticipated opening date of January 11, 2027.

With more than 562 providers across 103 locations, Summit Medical Group is the largest primary care organization in East Tennessee and is actively expanding in Middle Tennessee.

Summit remains proudly independent from insurers, hospital systems, and financial investors, a distinction that our like-minded physicians strongly value.

This independence allows providers to maintain greater autonomy while benefiting from extensive administrative support and resources that promote a healthy work-life balance.

Summit Medical Group offers a comprehensive continuum of care, including four diagnostic centers, mobile diagnostic services, eight physical therapy centers, four express clinics, central laboratory, and sleep services center. Together, these services support more than 473,000 patients, averaging over one million encounters annually. For more information, visit summitmedical.com

As a Physician with Summit Medical Group, you will play a vital role in the well-being of our patients by delivering exceptional medical care, fostering positive patient relationships, and promoting preventive health practices.

You will work collaboratively with a dynamic healthcare team to ensure the provision of comprehensive primary care services. Please consider joining our physician-owned and physician-governed organization that has been nationally recognized for quality performance!

Candidates Are Eligible For

  • Highly competitive annual salary with excellent quarterly bonus potential
  • Initial recruiting bonus, relocation assistance, and annual Continuing Medical Education allowance
  • Generous 401(k) retirement match, safe harbor contribution, and profit sharing
  • Eligibility for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. As well as long-term and short-term disability insurance plans. FSA, HSA, Dependent Care
  • Fully paid malpractice insurance
  • Potential for future partnership or ownership

In addition to our commitment to the health of our community, our organization is also committed to the health of our employees through our employee Wellness Program. Employees receive a discounted monthly insurance premium if they actively participate in the wellness program. Pre-employment drug testing will occur prior to starting work and only candidates who pass the drug test will be considered eligible for employment..

Key Responsibilities

The physician will deliver exceptional primary medical care and foster positive relationships with patients. They will work collaboratively with a dynamic healthcare team to provide comprehensive services and promote preventive health practices.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine. The role requires a commitment to providing high-quality care within a physician-governed organization.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careClinical collaborationPatient relationship managementMedical documentation

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 50% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Internal Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedInternal Medicine median $275k (middle half $265k–$305k)176 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Internal Medicine listings in Tennessee27 active1,342 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 50% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusTennessee Physician listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 5% offer loan repayment360 active listings, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine hiring demand#3 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 579 postings, 472 closed
New Internal Medicine listings559 in the last 30 days334 the 30 days before (+67%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine pay trend+2.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 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.

Top Internist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

43 jobs · 34 employers
10
<$295k
8
$295k-340k
15
$340k-385k
8
$385k-430k
2
$430k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs
401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
56% this job
Relocation assistance
50% this job
Loan repayment
31% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,343 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Summit Medical Group

Medical Practices
Knoxville, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Highly competitive annual salary with quarterly bonus potential
Initial recruiting bonus
Relocation assistance
Annual CME allowance
401(k) retirement match
Safe harbor contribution
Profit sharing
Health, dental, and vision insurance