BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - UNION CITY - HM - STAFF PHYSICIAN
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Top compensation and no nights in Union City, Tennessee! TeamHealth is looking
for an excellent clinician for this rare opportunity at Baptist Memorial
Hospital Union City. This location is only 1-hour from Paducah, Kentucky, and
the beautiful lake system, as well as 30 minutes from Dyersburg and 2 hours from
Memphis.
This position offers days only and occasional night call, plus a generous hourly
rate, quality bonus and RVU. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package,
generous sign-on bonus, paid relocation, and paid professional liability
insurance and tail. In addition, this location will sponsor J1 waivers!
This location offers easy transfers and good specialty backup. It is part of the
larger Baptist system with higher levels of care located in Paducah and Memphis.
Ready to join the team? Apply today!
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City Caption
Union City, Tennessee
City Description
Union City, Tennessee, is located in the northwest corner of the state along the
Tennessee/Kentucky border. Residents enjoy the benefits of small-town living
with a high quality of life and access to the many services and comforts offered
by larger cities. The city honors its past, as is evidenced by the renovated
Capitol Theatre, Kiwanis Park, the Obion County Museum, and the Church Street
Railroad Depot. The area also provides lots of recreational opportunities,
including Reelfoot Lake and Kentucky Lake, the largest manmade body of water in
the United States, offering fishing, hunting, picnicking, and water sports.
Facility Caption
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union City
Facility Description
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union City in Obion County, Tennessee, offers a wide
range of medical care services including emergency, behavioral health,
outpatient, obstetrics, cancer care, and inpatient treatment services.
Originally founded as Obion County General Hospital, this medical center became
part of the Baptist system in 1982. The 137-bed facility serves northwest
Tennessee and western Kentucky.
Job Benefits
- Top compensation
- Generous sign-on bonus and relocation
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Visa sponsorship
- Paid professional liability insurance and tail
- Block schedule with flexibility for vacations
Key Responsibilities
The staff physician will provide high-quality clinical care at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. Responsibilities include managing inpatient treatment, collaborating with specialty backup, and participating in a block schedule with occasional night call.
Requirements
The candidate must be a qualified clinician capable of providing comprehensive medical services. The facility accepts new graduates and offers J1 visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - UNION CITY - HM - STAFF PHYSICIAN at Team Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 965 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 39 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 56% have no call, 33% require no weekends.
Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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