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Maryville, Tennessee, United States

Nurse Practitioner / Physician's Assistant - Pulmonology Critical Care Blount

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides primary health care to a specific patient population within the guidelines of written protocols. Follows established nursing standards, procedures, and practices.

Accountabilities

Engages in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, defects or injuries and recommend or prescribe treatments for the relief or cure of physical, mental or functional ailments or defects.

Performs all charting, summaries, correspondence and assorted paperwork that is required for purposes of documenting care and billing.

Participates in physician educational programs provided by Employer relative to capitated medicine and its implications on physician practice patterns.

Participates in responding to requests for proposals for managed care contracts.

Participates In

  • Establishment of quality assurance programs
  • Establishment of utilization management programs
  • Selection of management information systems
  • Development of patient education services

Development of Patient Satisfaction Surveys

Assists in the development of operational and capital budgets.

Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities.

General Job Expectations

Maintain courteous and cooperative working relationships with all levels of management and employees, physicians, patients, guarantors and the general public.

Participates in activities that would further the public's image of the Employer.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Nursing; Nurse Practitioner Degree Emphasis or Program Certificate equivalent.
  • Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses
  • Official Recognition as a Nurse Practitioner in the state the team member is working
  • Prescriptive Authority for the state in which the team member is working
  • Controlled Substance license for the state in which the team member is working. Federal DEA license

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Location: Blount Memorial Hospital

  • Facility
  • BH POB Maryville

Department: BMPG Critical Care Intensivists - Inpatient

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Key Responsibilities

Provides primary health care to patients within established nursing protocols and engages in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or injuries. Manages clinical documentation, billing, and participates in quality assurance and utilization management programs.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Nursing with a Nurse Practitioner emphasis or equivalent program certificate. Must hold official state recognition as a Nurse Practitioner, prescriptive authority, a controlled substance license, and a federal DEA license.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient careMedical documentationClinical protocolsPulmonology

Pulmonology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% 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).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician Assistant median $138k (middle half $129k–$159k)295 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Tennessee107 active4,590 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 66% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); 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

36 jobs · 26 employers
11
<$140k
6
$140k-160k
8
$160k-180k
10
$180k-200k
1
$212k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
76%
Sign-on bonus
62%
Relocation assistance
18%
Loan repayment
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 1.5
Below most Physician Assistant roles listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,555 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Maryville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$399k
Typical market rent
$1,926/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
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 · Knoxville, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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