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Summit Medical Group
Knoxville, Tennessee

Advanced Practice Nurse/ Physician Assistant - Fountain City Family Phys

Nurse Practitioner 8.0 Work-LifeFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 4mo ago

Job description

Join Summit Medical Group as a Advanced Practice Nurse/ Physician Assistant - Fountain City Family Phys in Knoxville, Tennessee. About Our Career Opportunity Fountain City Family Physicians, a division of Summit Medical Group, is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their practice. Hours: Mondays 12p-7:30p Wednesday 12p-7:30p Thursday 12p-7:30p Friday 12p-7:30p

Key Responsibilities

  • Performs complete physical exams, obtains complete medical histories, and records findings.
  • Maintains and reviews patient records, charts and other pertinent information.
  • Orders (and, as appropriate, performs) appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures.
  • Determines preliminary diagnoses and therapeutic plans by obtaining, interpreting and integrating data.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.

Work with Summit Medical Group in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Requirements

Candidates must have successfully completed an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. A minimum of three years of clinical patient care experience is required, with preference for two years of specific APN or PA experience.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical history takingPatient chartingTherapeutic planningPatient educationMedication managementAcute careLong-term careTriageClinical consultationContinuity of care

Family Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

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).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 42% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Advanced Practice Nurse/ Physician Assistant - Fountain City Family Phys at Summit Medical Group a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Family Medicine (NP) — ranked against 2,103 active Family Medicine (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

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

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