BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - MEMPHIS - HM - STAFF PHYSICIAN
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Job Description
Are you looking to join a great team and advance your clinical practice? Join TeamHealth at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. This facility is the flagship hospital for the Baptist Memorial System and is one of Tennessee's highest volume medical centers. The hospital boasts over 700 beds, several residency programs, award-winning stroke protocols, and comprehensive specialty support, including 24/7 intensivists.
This position offers...
- Block schedule
- Closed ICU with 24/7 intensivist support
- No procedures required
- APC support
- Admitter shift
- Dedicated nocturnist team
- Competitive compensation, sign-on bonus, and relocation
- Paid professional liability insurance and tail
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City Caption
Memphis, Tennessee
City Description
Known for its Blues and Rock-n-Roll roots, Memphis is famous for its southern hospitality. Visit Elvis's Graceland, the eminent Peabody Hotel, and Mud Island, a museum that houses the legendary Memphis Belle, a World War II B-17 bomber.
Learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. and the city's history at the National Civil Rights Museum. Cheer on the Memphis Grizzlies and attend world-class entertainment events at the downtown FedEx Forum. Take a stroll down Beale Street and enjoy world-famous Memphis barbecue--the highlight of the annual May Festival, an international barbecue cooking contest. With all this and more, Memphis is the ideal city to call home.
Facility Caption
Baptist Memorial Health Care's flagship hospital
Facility Description
Baptist Memorial Health Care's flagship hospital, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis is one of Tennessee's highest volume medical centers. This facility is a full-service medical center offering a comprehensive range of medical services.
Its 80-acre campus is also home to Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, the Spence and Becky Wilson Baptist Children's Hospital, Baptist Memorial Restorative Care Hospital, Baptist Heart Institute, Baptist Women's Health Center and 5 physicians office buildings.
Baptist Memorial Health Care system is one of the premier health systems in the nation and an award-winning network dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care.
Job Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, and disability
- Free CME library
- Retirement options
- Sign-on bonus and relocation bonus
Key Responsibilities
The staff physician will provide clinical care as part of a dedicated team at a high-volume medical center. Responsibilities include managing patient admissions and working within a closed ICU environment with intensivist support.
Requirements
The position requires a qualified physician to join a hospital medicine team. Candidates must be comfortable working in a high-volume facility with a block schedule and no procedural requirements.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 88% have no call, 60% 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Emergency Medicine median $374k (middle half $275k–$588k)149 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Tennessee index 91.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Emergency Medicine listings in Tennessee | 33 active | 1,063 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 88% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Tennessee Physician listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 6% offer loan repayment349 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Emergency Medicine hiring demand | #1 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 63 days · 55% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 325 postings, 316 closed |
| New Emergency Medicine listings | 465 in the last 30 days | 446 the 30 days before (+4%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Benefits & Perks
Living in Memphis
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $148k
- Typical market rent
- $1,259/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.